Synoptic view of the antibodies used in the present study
| Antigen | Antiserum | Localization | rd Anomalies |
|---|---|---|---|
| PKCα | Mouse anti-PKCα | Rod bipolar cells | Absence of dendritic arborization |
| Rabbit anti-PKCα | |||
| L7 | Mouse anti-L7 | Rod bipolar cells | Absence of dendritic arborization |
| GOα | Mouse anti-GOα | Rod bipolar cells | Absence of dendrites |
| On-cone bipolar cells | Late loss of dendritic arborizations | ||
| Caldendrin | Rabbit anti-caldendrin | Cone bipolar cells | Late loss of dendritic arborizations |
| Neurokinin 3 receptor (NK3) | Rabbit anti-NK3 | Cone bipolar cells | Late loss of dendritic arborizations |
| Calbindin | Mouse anti-calbindin D | Horizontal cells | Loss of organization, hypertrophy of |
| Rabbit anti-calbindin D | cell bodies | ||
| Neurofilament 200 kDa | Mouse anti-neurofilament 200 kDa | Horizontal cells axonal arborizations | Anomalous development, loss of thin fibers, widening of the arbors |
| Rabbit anti-neurofilament 200 kDa | |||
| mGluR6 | Rabbit anti-mGluR6 | On-bipolar cells dendritic tips | Altered localization, decreased staining |
| Glutamine synthetase (GS) | Mouse anti-GS | Müller cells | |
| Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) | Rabbit anti-GFAP | Müller cells | Increased reactivity |
| Disabled 1 | Rabbit anti-disabled 3 | All amacrine cells | |
| Choline acetyl transferase (CHaT) | Goat anti-CHAT | Cholinergic amacrine cells | |
| Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) | Rabbit anti-TH | Dopaminergic amacrine cells |