An immunohistochemical study of the Müller cells of the chicken retina.
The immunohistochemical specificity of the Müller cell of the chicken retina was studied by the indirect immunoperoxidase bridge method with glial acidic protein antiserum. The immunohistochemical result indicates that the Müller cell contains the acidic protein characteristic of astrocytes, oligodendroglia and the Bergmann cell. However, the ependymal cell does not contain the glial acidic protein. This evidence supports the concept that the Müller cell derived from the glioblast is not a modified ependymal cell but is more closely related to astrocytes and oligodendroglia.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000032:analysis*; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*
D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins