[Contribution of internal layers of the retina to the genesis of the light peak in the electrooculogram in the chicken]

C R Acad Sci III. 1987;305(11):427-32.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report that in the Chicken retina, Na aspartate which selectively blocks signal transmission between the photoreceptors and second order neurons also largely modifies the EOG. In treated eyes, the standing potential is reduced and the LP which is very transient in the Chicken eye is substituted for by a reactivity to light with much slower rise and delayed culmination time. The data are discussed in terms of interaction between pigment epithelium and neuroretina in the pharmacological determinism of the LP.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Aspartic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Aspartic Acid / pharmacokinetics
  • Chickens
  • Electrooculography
  • Lighting
  • Retina / anatomy & histology
  • Retina / physiology*
  • Sodium / analogs & derivatives

Substances

  • Aspartic Acid
  • Sodium