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Physiology
Professor Damian Czepita Department of Ophthalmology
Pomeranian Medical Academy Szczecin, Poland
http://sci.pam.szczecin.pl/~czepita
NEUROTRANSMITERS PRESENT IN THE RETINA OF VERTEBRATES
• ACETYLOCHOLINE (Ach) - product of choline acetylation - M
• DOPAMINE (DA) - catecholamine - D-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA) -
product of glutamate decarboxylation - GABAergic
NEUROTRANSMITERS PRESENT IN THE RETINA OF VERTEBRATES
• GLUTAMATE - aminoacid - NMDA, AMPA/KAINIC, METABOTROPIC
• SEROTONINE (5-HT) - monoamine - S
RETINAL GANGLION CELL PROJECTIONS
• lateral geniculate body - diencephalon - visual perception
• pregeniculate nucleus - diencephalon - visual perception
• suprachiasmatic nucleus - diencephalon- circadian rhythms
RETINAL GANGLION CELL PROJECTIONS
• supraoptic nucleus - diencephalon - neuroendocrine regulation
• paraventricular nucleus - diencephalon - neuroendocrine regulation
• pulvinar - diencephalon - unknown
• superior colliculus - mesencephalon - visuomotor behavior, foveation
RETINAL GANGLION CELL PROJECTIONS
• accessory optic system - mesencephalon - optokinetic reflexes
• nucleus of the optic tract - mesencephalon - optokinetic reflexes
• pretectal nuclear complex - mesencephalon - pupillary responses
NEUROTRANSMITERS PRESENT IN THE VISUAL CORTEX OF VERTEBRATES
• ACETYLOCHOLINE (Ach) - product of choline acetylation - M
• DOPAMINE (DA) - catecholamine - D-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA) -
product of glutamate decarboxylation - GABAergic
NEUROTRANSMITERS PRESENT IN THE VISUAL CORTEX OF VERTEBRATES
• GLUTAMATE - aminoacid - NMDA, AMPA/KAINIC, METABOTROPIC
• SEROTONINE (5-HT) - monoamine - S
• NORADRENALINE (NA) - catecholamine -