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Can I read Purinergic Transmission in the Retina on EtoBox?
Purinergic Transmission in the Retina by Assumpta Peral; Jess Pintor is a Neuroscience article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Purinergic Transmission in the Retina about?
The retina is a complex network of cells and neurotransmitters that function as a light-detecting array and as a signal-processor system. Apart from the neurotransmitters involved in retinal neurotransmission, other substances such as adenosine and ATP, are emerging as important co-transmitters or modulators in this part of the eye. These compounds are naturally occurring purines, which exert their action by means of specific receptors. ATP acts on two main types of receptors, P2X (ionotropic) and P2Y (metabotropic), while adenosine acts on four different adenosine receptors coupled to adenylate cyclase and termed Al, A 2& Azn and A3. Adenosine Ai receptors are present in the inner nuclear and plexiform layers and in ganglion cells. A2 receptors are important in the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) and in photoreceptors. P2Y receptors are present in the RPE and inner plexiform layer, while P2X perform important roles in photoreceptors, the inner plexiform layer and in the ganglion cells.
Who reads Purinergic Transmission in the Retina?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Neuroscience.
- Author
- Assumpta Peral; Jess Pintor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0893-6609)
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Neuroscience (Life Sciences)