title: Immunocytochemical localization of putative cholinergic neurons in the goldfish retina.
abstract: The presence of putative cholinergic neurons in goldfish retina was demonstrated by immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), the synthesizing enzyme for acetylcholine. Four populations of ChAT-immunoreactive neurons were localized: two with cell bodies in the inner nuclear layer and two with cell bodies in the ganglion cell layer. The processes of these neurons ramified in lamina 2 and/or 4 (of 5) in the inner plexiform layer. These cell populations are comparable to populations of putative cholinergic neurons that have been identified by [3H]choline uptake [3, 10].
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000032:analysis*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006054:Goldfish; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase; D000109:Acetylcholine