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Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 7, 4115-4128, Copyright © 1987 by Society for Neuroscience
Dopaminergic innervation of A II amacrine cells in mammalian retina
T Voigt and H Wassle
Max-Planck-Institut fur Hirnforschung, Frankfurt, West Germany.
Dopaminergic amacrine cells were stained in cat, rat, and rabbit retina
using an antibody against tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). Following intraocular
injection of DAPI (4,6,diamidino-2-phenylindole), subsequent retinal
whole-mount preparations revealed that the dopaminergic fiber plexus formed
rings around amacrine cell bodies. Intracellular injection of Lucifer
yellow (LY) into A II amacrine cells confirmed that this rod-related,
bistratified interneuron has its cell body within the dopaminergic rings.
Using a photooxidation process, LY was transformed into an electron-dense
reaction product, enabling ultrastructural examination of LY-injected A II
amacrine cells. In retinae counterstained with an antibody against TH, it
was possible to show synapses from TH-positive fibers onto these cells. The
dopaminergic plexus was further investigated by injecting single
dopaminergic cells with LY and thus revealing their branching pattern. The
present results emphasize the role of dopamine in modulating the rod
pathway in mammalian retina.
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