title: Laminar distribution of alpha 1- and beta 1-adrenoceptors in ferret visual cortex.
abstract: The distribution of alpha 1- and beta 1-adrenoceptors has been examined in the ferret visual cortex (area 17), with an autoradiographic procedure using iodine-125 labeled hydroxy-iodophenyl-ethylaminomethyl-tetralone (HEAT) and iodocyanopindolol (ICYP), respectively. The density of ligand binding with ICYP, known to have selective affinity for beta-receptors, was heavy over layers I-III, very low over layer IV, and medium over V and VI. In contrast, binding sites for HEAT, a new ligand selective for alpha-receptors, were diffusely distributed, although preferentially concentrated in layer IV and the upper layers. The distinct laminar distribution of these two receptor types may imply two cortical channels for norepinephrine influence; alpha 1-receptors may be preferentially associated with enhancement of excitatory inputs to layer IV; beta 1-receptors, in contrast, with enhancement of inhibitory responses outside layer IV.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goffinet
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rockland
mesh_terms: D000320:Adrenergic Fibers; D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D002335:Carnivora / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets / Q000378:metabolism*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000502:physiology; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000378:metabolism*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D009638:Norepinephrine