Colocalization of choline acetyltransferase and gamma-aminobutyric acid in the developing and adult turtle retinas Journal Article


Authors: Nguyen, L. T.; Grzywacz, N. M.
Article Title: Colocalization of choline acetyltransferase and gamma-aminobutyric acid in the developing and adult turtle retinas
Abstract: Acetylcholine and gamma -aminobutyric acid (GABA) are putative neurotransmitters in the adult vertebrate retina. In this study, cells that coexpress choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and GABA or glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) were investigated in turtle retinas from stage 14 (S14) to adulthood by using a double-labeling immunofluorescence technique. ChAT immunoreactivity was observed at S15 and included not only the presumptive starburst cholinergic amacrine cells but also a population in the ganglion cell layer (GCL) that expressed ChAT transiently during the embryonic stages (see the accompanying paper: Nguyen et al. 2000] J. Comp. Neurol. 420:512-526).
Journal Title: The Journal of comparative neurology
Volume: 420
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0021-9967
Publisher: Unknown  
Journal Place: United States
Date Published: 2000
Start Page: 527
End Page: 538
Language: eng
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Notes: J2: J Comp Neurol