1989
Characterization of nicotinic receptors in chick retina using a snake venom neurotoxin that blocks neuronal nicotinic receptor function
Loring R, Aizenman E, Lipton, Zigmond R. Characterization of nicotinic receptors in chick retina using a snake venom neurotoxin that blocks neuronal nicotinic receptor function. Journal Of Neuroscience 1989, 9: 2423-2431. PMID: 2746336, PMCID: PMC6569765, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.09-07-02423.1989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotinic receptor functionNicotinic receptorsChick retinaNicotinic agonistsReceptor functionNeuronal nicotinic receptor functionIntact chick retinaFunctional nicotinic receptorsInner plexiform layerAutonomic gangliaGanglion cellsPlexiform layerCholine acetyltransferaseNeuronal bungarotoxinNeuromuscular antagonistsNicotinic functionNeuronal preparationsRetinaAgonistsReceptorsAntagonistSnake venom neurotoxinsVenom neurotoxinsLow affinityHigh affinity
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