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Neurotransmitter release from horizontal cells

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Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina

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Perhaps the most important function of a neuron is the integration of input stimuli as expressed in the modulation of its neurotransmitter release. The measurement of neurotransmitter release from specific neurons has been the most difficult aspect of identifying a given chemical as ‘neurotransmitter’ of that neuron. It is here that retinal horizontal cells have several advantages that make them attractive for use in studying neurotransmitter release. Horizontal cells are neurons in the central nervous system (CNS), diencephalon to be exact, that are located within the neural retina. They are easily identified interneurons that are part of a well-characterized neural circuit; they respond with graded potentials and can be studied in situ or in isolation (Dowling, 1987) (Chapter 7). Studies on horizontal cells from the retinas of non-mammalian vertebrates have greatly increased our understanding of the mechanisms controlling the release of amino acid neurotransmitters, not only in the retina but throughout the vertebrate CNS.

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Yazulla, S. (1995). Neurotransmitter release from horizontal cells. In: Djamgoz, M.B.A., Archer, S.N., Vallerga, S. (eds) Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0533-0_10

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