TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Immunoreactivity for GABA in the retina of the chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 5
SP  - 113
EP  - 117
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=01030113
KW  - 4 aminobutyric acid
KW  - antibody
KW  - glutamate decarboxylase
KW  - animal tissue
KW  - article
KW  - chameleon
KW  - immunoreactivity
KW  - interneuron
KW  - nonhuman
KW  - reptile
KW  - retina
KW  - retina amacrine cell
KW  - synaptic transmission
N2  - Antibodies directed against gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) and L-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) were used to study the GABAergic cell populations of the chameleon retina. GABA immunoreactivity was found in the two main retinal interneurons: amacrine and horizontal cells. Amacrine, displaced amacrine, intra- and interplexiform cells displayed the strongest GABA-immunoreactivity of the retinal cell types. Horizontal cells formed a continuous GABA-immunoreactive cell layer lying in the outermost portion of the inner nuclear layer. In contrast with previous studies, describing the absence of horizontal GABAergic cells in the chameleon retina, the present results demonstrated that the vast majority of horizontal cells of the chameleon retina possess GABA, and agree with the key role that GABAergic synaptic transmission plays in the outer plexiform layer of the vertebrate retina.
ER  -