A new method for obtaining isolated photoreceptors from the amphibian retina.
A new method is described for obtaining isolated rods and cones by physical dissociation of the retina. The method gives a large yield of isolated photoreceptors, without any changes in membrane properties that enzymatic dissociation techniques might produce. Photovoltages and photocurrents recorded from rods isolated in this way are presented.
D000557:Ambystoma; D000818:Animals; D002469:Cell Separation / Q000379:methods*; D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000379:methods; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D012160:Retina