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EFFECT OF VISIBLE LIGHT ON PHOSPHOLIPID AND CHOLINESTERASE OF THE CHICKEN RETINA
Author(s) -
BAWA S. R.,
YASHROY RAKESH C.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1972.tb05988.x
Subject(s) - cholinesterase , phospholipid , adaptation (eye) , retina , retinal , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , endocrinology , anatomy , ophthalmology , medicine , neuroscience , membrane
Chickens were adapted to dark and light for 30 days and their retinas were studied in comparison to the chickens kept in normal environments. Total phospholipid content and cholinesterase activity were determined biochemically in the retinas of each group of animals. An increase of approximately 22% was observed in the phospholipid content of the dark adapted retinas, whereas the light adapted retinas showed no significant change in comparison with the normal counterparts. Retinal cholinesterase activity decreases by about 64% on dark adaptation and increases by about 14% on light adaptation.