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Direction-selective ganglion cells show symmetric participation in retinal waves during development.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20720127     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Direction-selective ganglion cells (DSGCs) fire robustly for stimuli moving along one direction of motion and are strongly inhibited by stimuli moving in the opposite, or null, direction. In contrast to direction-selective neurons in primary visual cortex, a role for neural activity in the development of direction-selective retinal circuits has not been established. Direction-selective responses are detected at eye opening, before which spontaneous correlated activity known as retinal waves provide directional input to ganglion cells. Indeed, we observed a significant bias in wave propagation along the nasal over temporal direction. Using simultaneous calcium imaging and cell-attached recordings from three genetically labeled DSGC types in mice, we observed that all three DSGC types fire action potentials during retinal waves. However, we found that the direction of wave propagation did not influence DSGC spiking. These results indicate that the mechanisms guiding the formation of the asymmetric inhibition underlying direction selectivity in the retina are not dependent upon the directional properties of retinal waves.
Authors:
Justin Elstrott; Marla B Feller
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1529-2401     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurosci.     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-19     Completed Date:  2010-09-03     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8102140     Medline TA:  J Neurosci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  11197-201     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and Helen Wills Neurosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Action Potentials / physiology
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Calcium / metabolism
Female
Male
Membrane Potentials / physiology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Neural Inhibition / physiology
Retina / growth & development*,  physiology*
Retinal Ganglion Cells / physiology*
Vision, Ocular / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
ARRAEYE019498//PHS HHS; R01 EY013528-01A1/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01 EY019498-02/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01EY013528/EY/NEI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
7440-70-2/Calcium
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