2017
Selective synaptic connections in the retinal pathway for night vision
Beaudoin DL, Kupershtok M, Demb JB. Selective synaptic connections in the retinal pathway for night vision. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2017, 527: 117-132. PMID: 28856684, PMCID: PMC5832573, DOI: 10.1002/cne.24313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAII amacrine cellsRetinal ganglion cellsAmacrine cellsRGC typesBipolar terminalsSynaptic connectionsCertain retinal ganglion cellsConnected retinal ganglion cellsIonotropic glutamate receptor antagonistsOFF alpha cellsGlutamate receptor antagonistsInner plexiform layerBipolar cell terminalsSelective synaptic connectionsBipolar cell activityOFF alphaRetinal connectionsRetinal pathwaysPlexiform layerReceptor antagonistDirect synapsesGanglion cellsGlycinergic synapsesInhibitory currentsMammalian retina
2008
Distinct expressions of contrast gain control in parallel synaptic pathways converging on a retinal ganglion cell
Beaudoin DL, Manookin MB, Demb JB. Distinct expressions of contrast gain control in parallel synaptic pathways converging on a retinal ganglion cell. The Journal Of Physiology 2008, 586: 5487-5502. PMID: 18832424, PMCID: PMC2655385, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.156224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCone bipolar cellsOFF ganglion cellsRod bipolar cellsGanglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsBipolar cellsInhibitory inputsExcitatory inputsSynaptic pathwaysContrast gain controlOFF cone bipolar cellsIonotropic glutamate receptor antagonistsY-type ganglion cellsRod bipolar pathwayAII amacrine cellsGlutamate receptor antagonistsGanglion cell firingWhole-cell recordingsLoose-patch recordingsAmacrine cellsReceptor antagonistRetinal pathwaysAII cellsSynaptic mechanismsSynaptic currents