Electrical and adaptive properties of rod photoreceptors in Bufo marinus. I. Effects of altered extracellular Ca2+ levels.
Lipton S, Ostroy S, Dowling J. Electrical and adaptive properties of rod photoreceptors in Bufo marinus. I. Effects of altered extracellular Ca2+ levels. The Journal Of General Physiology 1977, 70: 747-770. PMID: 412914, PMCID: PMC2228514, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.70.6.747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor sensitivityLight-evoked responsesResponse amplitudeLow calcium RingerMembrane potential levelMembrane potentialExtracellular Ca2Intracellular storesAdapted rodRod sensitivityReceptor potentialElectrical activityRod photoreceptorsRinger's solutionV-log IRingerDark adaptationProlonged exposureSensitivity recoveryRetinaResponse saturationSubstantial depolarizationBufo marinus