1988
Spontaneous release of acetylcholine affects the physiological nicotinic responses of rat retinal ganglion cells in culture
Lipton S. Spontaneous release of acetylcholine affects the physiological nicotinic responses of rat retinal ganglion cells in culture. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 3857-3868. PMID: 2903915, PMCID: PMC6569610, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-10-03857.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsEndogenous AChRetinal culturesMammalian retinal ganglion cellsOutward currentsRat retinal ganglion cellsCentral mammalian neuronsCholinergic amacrine cellsWhole-cell recordingsConcentrations of AChTonic currentsNicotinic currentsExogenous AChCholinergic responsesNicotinic antagonistsNicotinic responsesAmacrine cellsCentral neuronsNicotinic agonistsD-turbocurarineRetinal cellsTrophic effectsSpontaneous releaseIntact retina
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