N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist desegregates eye-specific stripes.
- 1 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 84 (12) , 4342-4345
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.84.12.4342
Abstract
The optic tecta of surgically produced three-eyed tadpoles, were chronical exposed to the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist aminophosphonovaleric acid (APV), or to NMDA itself, to assess the influence of NMDA receptor/channels on the eye-specific segregation of the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) terminals that occurs whenever two retinas innervate one tectal lobe. Exposure of the tectum to the active isomer of APV produces desegregation of the RGC terminals without blocking electrical activity in the afferents or altering their terminals arbor morphology. Exposure to the inactive isomer of APV causes no perturbation of the normal stripe pattern. APV-induced desegregation is completely reversible within 2 weeks of removal of the APV. In addition, exposure of the optic tectum to NMDA results in stripes with sharper borders and fewer forks and fusions that untreated animals. These results suggest that the NMDA receptor/channel plays a role in eye-specific aggregation in the three-eye tadpole.Keywords
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