Co-expression of AMPA/kainate receptor-operated channels with high and low Ca2+ permeability in single rat retinal ganglion cells
Zhang D, Sucher N, Lipton S. Co-expression of AMPA/kainate receptor-operated channels with high and low Ca2+ permeability in single rat retinal ganglion cells. Neuroscience 1995, 67: 177-188. PMID: 7477898, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)00627-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsD-aspartate receptorsReceptor-operated channelsGanglion cellsWhole-cell currentsPermeable AMPA/kainate channelsAMPA/kainate channelsLow Ca2Only permeant cationExtracellular solutionPatch-clamp techniqueSecond groupFirst groupKainate channelsFlop splice variantsPolymerase chain reactionGlutamate receptorsConcentrations of AMPAPattern of expressionReceptorsChain reactionSole charge carrierCurrent-voltage relationshipPredominant expression