Tetrodotoxin inhibits the formation of refined retinotopography in goldfish.

Abstract:

:One optic nerve of mature goldfish was crushed in the orbit and allowed to regenerate. During regeneration impulse activity was eliminated by periodic intraocular injections of tetrodotoxin (TTX). At 32-104 days, the retinotopography of the retinotectal projection was measured autoradiographically by intraocular [3H]proline injections simultaneous with either small (10-20 degrees sector) or half retinal mapping lesions. TTX had no effect on the time-course and quality of the regeneration of gross topography seen with half retina mapping, but indefinitely inhibited higher order (refined) retinotopography normally seen by 2 months with retina sector mapping.

journal_name

Brain Res

journal_title

Brain research

authors

Meyer RL

doi

10.1016/0165-3806(83)90068-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1983-02-01 00:00:00

pages

293-8

issue

3

eissn

0006-8993

issn

1872-6240

journal_volume

282

pub_type

杂志文章