Electrical synaptic transmission via gap junctions underlies direct and rapid neuronal
communication in the central nervous system. The diversity of functional roles played by …

It is a well-known fact that the retina is one of the tissues in the body, which is richest in
dopamine (DA), yet the role of this system in various visual functions remains unclear. We …

Dopamine is the most abundant catecholamine in the vertebrate retina. Despite the
description of retinal dopaminergic cells three decades ago, many aspects of their function …

Abstract Connexin 36 (Cx36) is a channel‐forming protein found in the membranes of
apposed cells, forming the hexameric hemichannels of intercellular gap junction channels. It …

We have used low stringency hybridization to clone a novel connexin from a skate retinal
cDNA library. A rat connexin 32 clone was used to isolate a single partial clone that was …

The regulation of electrical coupling between retinal neurons appears to be an important
component of the neuronal mechanism of light adaptation, which enables the retina to …

Chromaticity (C-type) horizontal cells have been studied extensively for more than 40 years
since the first recording of such units in the fish retina. C-type horizontal cells are seen in …

Dopamine (DA) is the major catecholamine in all vertebrate retinas including man. All
vertebrates have dopaminergic neurons identified as amacrine cells (ACs) and …

Retinal neurons are coupled by electrical synapses that have been studied extensively in
situ and in isolated cell pairs. Although many unique gating properties have been identified …

Ambient light conditions affect the morphology of synaptic elements within the cone pedicle
and modulate the spatial properties of the horizontal cell receptive field. We describe here …