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XB-ART-24139
Neurochem Res 1992 Jan 01;171:75-80. doi: 10.1007/bf00966867.
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The "ON"-bipolar agonist, L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate, blocks light-evoked cone contraction in xenopus eye cups.

Besharse JC .


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Rhythmic photoreceptor metabolism in relationship to light-dark cycles is now thought to be regulated through a retinal feed-back mechanism with dopamine serving as a principal signal initiating light-evoked events. In order to test the hypothesis that depolarizing "ON"-bipolar neurons participate in the retinal signalling pathway, we determined the effects of L-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate (L-APB) on light-evoked cone contraction in eye cups from Xenopus laevis. L-APB blocked the response stereospecifically when applied over a broad concentration range. The high specificity of L-APB in retina suggests that sign-inverting bipolar neurons which depolarize in light are in the signalling pathway. One possibility is that this pathway conveys signals that regulate dopamine release.

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