LOCALIZATION OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE IN THE TELEOST RETINA | Zendy

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LOCALIZATION OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE IN THE TELEOST RETINA

Author(s) -

Charles W. Nichols,

JAMES HEWITT,

Alan M. Laties

Publication year - 1972

Publication title -

journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971

H-Index - 124

eISSN - 1551-5044

pISSN - 0022-1554

DOI - 10.1177/20.2.130

Subject(s) - acetylcholinesterase , retina , ganglion , cholinesterase , amacrine cell , anatomy , optic nerve , ganglion cell layer , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , neuroscience , chemistry , enzyme , endocrinology , biochemistry

Acetylcholinesterase is the sole cholinesterase enzyme identifiable histochemically in the teleost retina. Acetylcholinesterase is present in both amacrine and ganglion cells in the retinas of all three species of fish studied. No sign of acetylcholinesterase activity was found in ganglion cell axons either in the nerve fiber layer of the retina or in the optic nerve. Evidence is presented for the presence of acetylcholinesterase activity in additional cell types within the nuclear layer. The distribution of acetylcholinesterase-containing cells in teleost retina is compared to that in other species.

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