2010
Role of ACh-GABA Cotransmission in Detecting Image Motion and Motion Direction
Lee S, Kim K, Zhou ZJ. Role of ACh-GABA Cotransmission in Detecting Image Motion and Motion Direction. Neuron 2010, 68: 1159-1172. PMID: 21172616, PMCID: PMC3094727, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDirection-selective ganglion cellsStarburst amacrine cellsGamma-aminobutyric acidGABAergic mechanismsGABAergic synapsesCholinergic inputAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsCholinergic connectionsSynaptic organizationCholinergic synapsesDirection selectivityAcetylcholineLight onsetCotransmissionMotion sensitivitySynapsesHigh levelsCellsCoreleaseVisual signalsRetina
2004
A Developmental Switch in the Excitability and Function of the Starburst Network in the Mammalian Retina
Zheng JJ, Lee S, Zhou ZJ. A Developmental Switch in the Excitability and Function of the Starburst Network in the Mammalian Retina. Neuron 2004, 44: 851-864. PMID: 15572115, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStarburst cellsGABAergic synapsesStarburst networkDual patch-clamp recordingsSpontaneous retinal wavesPatch-clamp recordingsVisual system developmentNicotinic synapsesNetwork excitabilityRetinal wavesRabbit retinaMammalian retinaRecurrent excitationSynapsesDependent mannerGABAExcitabilityRetinaCellsCa2Early developmentCoreleaseExcitatoryNicotinicACh