title: Cell type-specific distribution of cathepsin B and D immunoreactivity within the rabbit retina.
abstract: The cellular localization of cathepsin B and D immunoreactivity was demonstrated at the light microscopic level in the retina of adult rabbits by use of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique. Antisera were raised against rat liver enzymes. Whereas cathepsin D immunoreactivity was confined to Müller (glial) cells, cathepsin B was demonstrated in some, but not all, neuronal cell types. It is proposed that the two enzymes might carry different functions within the neuronal versus glial compartment.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy, Medical Academy, Magdeburg, G.D.R.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reichenbach
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kirschke
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiederanders
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002403:Cathepsins / Q000032:analysis*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D012160:Retina / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002403:Cathepsins