Temporal contrast enhancement via GABAC feedback at bipolar terminals in the tiger salamander retina

Journal of Neurophysiology
C J Dong, F S Werblin

Abstract

Most retinal amacrine (ACs) and ganglion cells (GCs) express temporal contrast by generating action potentials at only the onset and offset of the light stimulus. This study investigated the neural mechanisms that underlie this temporal contrast enhancement. Whole cell patch recordings were made from bipolar cells (BCs), ACs, and GCs in the retinal slice preparation. The cells were identified by the locations of their somas in the inner nuclear layer and ganglion cell layers, their characteristic light responses, and morphology revealed by Lucifer yellow staining. Depolarizing a single BC with a brief voltage pulse elicited a Cl- tail current that was completely abolished when Ca2+ entry to bipolar terminals was prevented, by either removing Ca2+ from the Ringer solution or blocking Ca2+ channels with Co2+. This suggests that the Cl- current is Ca2+-dependent. In those bipolar cells whose axon terminals were cutoff during slicing no Cl- current was observed, indicating that this current is generated at the synaptic terminals. The Cl- current consists of a predominant synaptic component that can be blocked by the non-N-methyl--aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonist 6-cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (CNQX) or by the ga...Continue Reading

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