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Magnesium, like light, hyperpolarizes retinal horizontal cells. In the dark, horizontal cells seem to be depolarized by neurotransmitter released continuously from photoreceptors.
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DOWLING, J., RIPPS, H. Effect of Magnesium on Horizontal Cell Activity in the Skate Retina. Nature 242, 101–103 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242101a0
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