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Science 5 May 1967:
Vol. 156. no. 3775, pp. 648 - 650
DOI: 10.1126/science.156.3775.648
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Amino Acids and the Spikes from the Retinal Ganglion Cells

Keiko Kishida 1 and K. I. Naka 1

1 Shionogi Research Laboratory, Shionogi & Company, Ltd., Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan

The effects of amino acids or mixtures of amino acids on the spike discharges from the optic ganglion cells were studied. Mixtures of amino acids have different effects than single amino acids. Proper composition of excitatory and inhibitory amino acids can enhance only the light-induced spikes without giving rise to any spontaneous discharges. It is implied that amino acids may play an important role in the regulation of the general sensitivity of cells in the central nervous system.


THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES:
Optics and Visual Physiology.
R. E. Carr (1968)
Arch Ophthalmol 80, 280-299
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