1989
Calcium channels in solitary retinal ganglion cells from post‐natal rat.
Karschin A, Lipton S. Calcium channels in solitary retinal ganglion cells from post‐natal rat. The Journal Of Physiology 1989, 418: 379-396. PMID: 2559971, PMCID: PMC1189978, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsWhole-cell recordingsCalcium currentGanglion cellsOmega-conotoxin fraction GVIAT-type calcium currentL-type calcium currentDorsal root ganglion neuronesCell-attached patch recordingsDihydropyridine agonist Bay K8644Agonist Bay K8644Central mammalian neuronesPost-natal ratsSingle-channel patch-clamp techniquesPatch-clamp techniqueCell-attached recordingsWhole-cell currentsNeuronal membrane potentialEquimolar Ba2Reversible blockadeBay K8644T-currentsGanglion neuronesPharmacological agentsCalcium channels
1987
Voltage‐dependent conductances of solitary ganglion cells dissociated from the rat retina.
Lipton S, Tauck D. Voltage‐dependent conductances of solitary ganglion cells dissociated from the rat retina. The Journal Of Physiology 1987, 385: 361-391. PMID: 2443669, PMCID: PMC1192350, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1987.sp016497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-cell recordingsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsPatch pipetteMicroM TTXRat retinaAction potentialsMM TEASlow action potentialsPatch-clamp recordingsSingle-channel recordingsCentral mammalian neuronesConventional intracellular electrodesCurrent-clamp conditionsWhole-cell currentsVoltage-clamp experimentsIntracellular recordingsVoltage-clamp analysisPharmacological agentsExtracellular Ca2Inactivation time constantsMicroM Cd2Conventional intracellularElectrophysiological propertiesFast spikes