Retinal synapses. Glutamate receptors for signal amplification

R Shiells

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00204-9

Retinal synapses. Glutamate receptors for signal amplification

Curr Biol. 1994 Oct 1;4(10):917-8. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00204-9.

Author

R Shiells¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physiology, University College London, UK.

PMID: 7850428
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(00)00204-9

Abstract

The localization of metabotropic glutamate receptors in retinal bipolar cells supports the view that these receptors are involved in the synaptic amplification that allows the detection of dim-light stimuli.

MeSH terms

Animals
Cyclic GMP / physiology
Humans
Light
Photoreceptor Cells / physiology
Receptors, Glutamate / physiology*
Retina / physiology*
Synaptic Transmission*

Substances

Receptors, Glutamate
Cyclic GMP