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Science 20 July 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4096, pp. 266 - 268
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4096.266
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Information Processing in the Retina: Importance of Chloride Ions

Robert F. Miller 1 and Ramon F. Dacheux 1

1 Neurosensory Laboratory, State University of New York, Buffalo 14214

Electrophysiological recording methods were applied to the isolated, retina-eyecup preparation of the rabbit. Perfusion with a chloride-free solution has a selective, reversible effect on the retinal network. This study establishes chloride ions as an important requirement for certain "information channels" within the retina.


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