1992
A slowly inactivating K+ current in retinal ganglion cells from postnatal rat
Sucher N, Lipton S. A slowly inactivating K+ current in retinal ganglion cells from postnatal rat. Visual Neuroscience 1992, 8: 171-176. PMID: 1558829, DOI: 10.1017/s0952523800009330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsPostnatal ratsTiger salamander retinaPatch-clamp techniqueWhole-cell configurationRat neuronsSalamander retinaPharmacological propertiesRatsRelated cellsRetinaVoltage-independent timeCellsExtracellular CO2External applicationChannel typesLower vertebratesLast findingNeuronsTea
1990
Neural nicotinic acetylcholine responses in sensory neurons from postnatal rat
Sucher N, Cheng T, Lipton S. Neural nicotinic acetylcholine responses in sensory neurons from postnatal rat. Brain Research 1990, 533: 248-254. PMID: 2289141, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(90)91346-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDRG cellsPostnatal ratsInward currentsFunctional nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDorsal root ganglion cellsNicotinic acetylcholine responsesAgonist-induced currentsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsPatch-clamp techniqueWhole-cell configurationAcetylcholine responseNicotinic responsesGanglion cellsNeuronal bungarotoxinNeuronal typesSensory neuronsNicotinic acetylcholineAcetylcholine receptorsNewborn animalsAcetylcholineIrreversible blockPresence of toxinsRatsCellsDMPP
1986
Blockade of electrical activity promotes the death of mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture.
Lipton S. Blockade of electrical activity promotes the death of mammalian retinal ganglion cells in culture. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1986, 83: 9774-9778. PMID: 3025849, PMCID: PMC387224, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.83.24.9774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsNatural cell deathElectrical activityDeath of RGCsMammalian retinal ganglion cellsCell deathLevel of activityPostnatal day 2Spontaneous electrical activityElectrical blockadeIntraocular injectionMicroM tetrodotoxinPostnatal weekNeuronal activitySpontaneous activityTrophic factorsPostnatal ratsMammalian retinaDevelopment neuronsDay 2TetrodotoxinBlockadeIndividual neuronsAltered activity