Parvalbumin immunoreactivity in the rat retina.
The distribution of the Ca2+ binding protein parvalbumin was studied in the rat retina with immunocytochemistry using a mouse monoclonal antibody. Specific parvalbumin immunoreactivity was identified within a subpopulation of ganglion cells and a subpopulation of amacrine cells. The topographical data provided by the present study may serve as a basis for a functional characterization of parvalbumin's role in the nervous system.
Sanna
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Department of Neuropharmacology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Keyser
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Battenberg
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Bloom
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D000818:Animals; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D005724:Ganglia / Q000166:cytology; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000166:cytology; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D013266:Stilbamidines
C049774:2-hydroxy-4,4'-diamidinostilbene, methanesulfonate salt; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D010320:Parvalbumins; D013266:Stilbamidines