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- Title
Modulation of the components of the rat dark-adapted electroretinogram by the three subtypes of GABA receptors.
- Authors
ANNA MÖLLER
- Abstract
The separate components of the dark-adapted electroretinogram (ERG) are believed to reflect the electric activity of neurones in both the inner and the outer layers of the retina, although their precise origin still remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine whether selective blockage or stimulation of the different subtypes of GABA receptors might help further elucidate the cellular origin of the components of the dark-adapted ERG. The rat retina is of interest since the localization and physiology of GABA receptors in that retina have been examined in great detail. GABA agonists and antagonists, known to affect the responses of neurons in the inner plexiform layer, were injected into the vitreous of one eye while ERG responses evoked by flashes of white light were recorded. GABA and the GABAa agonist isoguvacine completely removed the oscillatory potentials (OPs) and reduced the amplitude of the a- and b-waves. TPMPA, a GABAc antagonist, reduced the a- and b-waves but had no significant effect on the OPs. Baclofen, a GABAb agonist, reduced the amplitude of the a- and b-waves, without having any effects on the amplitude of the OPs. The GABAb antagonist CGP35348 increased the amplitudes of the a- and b-wave without having an effect on the amplitudes of the OPs. The GABAb receptor ligands had significant and opposite effect on the latency of the OPs.
- Subjects
ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GABA; NEURONS; RETINA; EYE examination; AMINO acid neurotransmitters
- Publication
Visual Neuroscience, 2003, Vol 20, Issue 5, p535
- ISSN
0952-5238
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/s0952523803205071