title: Patch Clamp Recording of Starburst Amacrine Cells in a Flat-mount Preparation of Deafferentated Mouse Retina.
abstract: The mammalian retina is a layered tissue composed of multiple neuronal types. To understand how visual signals are processed within its intricate synaptic network, electrophysiological recordings are frequently used to study connections among individual neurons. We have optimized a flat-mount preparation for patch clamp recording of genetically marked neurons in both GCL (ganglion cell layer) and INL (inner nuclear layer) of mouse retinas. Recording INL neurons in flat-mounts is favored over slices because both vertical and lateral connections are preserved in the former configuration, allowing retinal circuits with large lateral components to be studied. We have used this procedure to compare responses of mirror-partnered neurons in retinas such as the cholinergic starburst amacrine cells (SACs).
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine.
authors: Hung-Ya
authors: HY
authors: Tu
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine.
authors: Chih-Chun
authors: CC
authors: Hsu
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine.
authors: Yu-Jiun
authors: YJ
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine; Ching-Kang.Chen@bcm.edu.
authors: Ching-Kang
authors: CK
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D025042:Amacrine Cells; D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D051379:Mice; D009474:Neurons; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D012160:Retina; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells