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Organization of the Outer Plexiform Layer of the Tetrapoda Retina

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Progress in Sensory Physiology

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The study of the functional organization of the first synapse of the centripetal visual pathway at the outer plexiform layer level (OPL) ought to be made through the application of combined histological, electrophysiological, and neurochemical techniques. A large amount of new evidence has been accumulated in the past 20 years on the structure of the retina and on the electrical responses of retinal cells to light stimulus. Also, recently, many substances considered as neurotransmitters in the brain have been found in the retina. The goal of the study of retinal function is to integrate the data obtained by structural and electrophysiological techniques and to identify and determine the role played by neurotransmitters or neuromodulators in the function of the retina.

The preparation of the manuscript as well as much of the personal research involved was supported by grant n° 2796/76 of the Comisión Asesora de Investigación Cientifíca y Técnica (Spain)

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  1. Fysiologiska Institutionen II, Karolinska Institutet, Solnavägen 1, 10401, Stockholm 60, Sweden

    David Ottoson

  2. Zoologisches Institut, Universität München, Luisenstraße 14, 8000, München 2, Germany

    Hansjochem Autrum

  3. Department of Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA

    Edward R. Perl

  4. Physiologisches Institut der Universität, Röntgenring 9, 8700, Würzburg, Germany

    Robert F. Schmidt

  5. Department of Neurophysiology, University of Tokyo, Institute of Brain Research, 7.3.1. Hongo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Hiroshi Shimazu

  6. The Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77550, USA

    William D. Willis

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Gallego, A. (1983). Organization of the Outer Plexiform Layer of the Tetrapoda Retina. In: Ottoson, D., Autrum, H., Perl, E.R., Schmidt, R.F., Shimazu, H., Willis, W.D. (eds) Progress in Sensory Physiology. Progress in Sensory Physiology, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69163-8_3

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