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Opsin- and S-antigen-like immunoreactions in photoreceptors of the tree shrew retina.
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Investigative ophthalmology & visual science [Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci] 1989 Mar; Vol. 30 (3), pp. 530-5. - Publication Year :
- 1989
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Abstract
- In the tree shrew retina individual rod and cone photoreceptors can be readily identified and quantified because their perikarya are arranged in a single layer. This retina is therefore an ideal system for testing the specificity of photoreceptor-directed antibodies. Here we describe the staining properties of polyclonal antibodies against (rhod)opsin and retinal S-antigen in the tree shrew retina. The (rhod)opsin antibody exclusively and completely labelled the rod population. The antibody against S-antigen also labelled all rods and, in addition, a regularly arrayed subpopulation of cones, which we argue to be the blue-sensitive cones. In the context of our findings, the labelling of pinealocytes with these antibodies is discussed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0146-0404
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2466810