Functional Circuitry for Peripheral Suppression in Mammalian Y-Type Retinal Ganglion Cells
Zaghloul KA, Manookin MB, Borghuis BG, Boahen K, Demb JB. Functional Circuitry for Peripheral Suppression in Mammalian Y-Type Retinal Ganglion Cells. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2007, 97: 4327-4340. PMID: 17460102, DOI: 10.1152/jn.01091.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmacrine cellsGanglion cellsCenter responseSynaptic layersY-type retinal ganglion cellsHorizontal cellsY-type ganglion cellsSecond synaptic layerGanglion cell receptive fieldsRetinal ganglion cellsGuinea pig retinaStimulus-response curvesRetinal ganglion cell receptive fieldsFirst synaptic layerCurrent-clamp conditionsBipolar terminalsGlutamate releaseCell receptive fieldsPeripheral gratingsPeripheral suppressionIntracellular recordingsPig retinaSubthreshold membrane potentialsExcitatory centerInhibitory conductanceCellular Basis for Contrast Gain Control over the Receptive Field Center of Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells
Beaudoin DL, Borghuis BG, Demb JB. Cellular Basis for Contrast Gain Control over the Receptive Field Center of Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 2636-2645. PMID: 17344401, PMCID: PMC6672510, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4610-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptive field centerPresynaptic bipolar cellsGanglion cellsBipolar cellsAmacrine cellsGanglion cell receptive field centersContrast gain controlMammalian retinal ganglion cellsMammalian ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsWhole-cell recordingsInhibitory neurotransmitter receptorsField centerVoltage-clamp conditionsInhibitory interneuronsSynaptic releaseNeurotransmitter receptorsCenter responseExtracellular recordingsPharmacological conditionsAdequate stimulationInhibitory conductanceCalcium bufferingSubthreshold responsesMembrane currents