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. 1990 Nov;76(1):47-53.
doi: 10.1007/BF00140497.

EOG and ERG modifications induced in the chicken eye after blockade of catecholamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine biosynthesis

G Rudolf  1 , N Wioland, E Kempf, N Bonaventure
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EOG and ERG modifications induced in the chicken eye after blockade of catecholamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine biosynthesis

G Rudolf et al. Doc Ophthalmol. 1990 Nov.

Abstract

The involvement of catecholaminergic and indoleaminergic systems in the modulation of the standing potential of the eye was tested in chickens by means of an indirect electrooculography method and direct current electroretinogram recordings. D,L alpha-monofluoromethyl dopa (MFMD), 50 and 100 nmol), a highly specific inactivator of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, was injected intravitreally. This treatment is known to induce a selective and irreversible blockade of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine biosynthesis. Five hours after drug injection an important increase in the standing potential appeared. The light peak was delayed by about 5 min but its amplitude was unchanged. The return of the standing potential to basal value during maintained illumination was delayed by 5-10 min. The time course of the dark trough was not modified. The intensity-voltage functions were also studied for the various electroretinogram components, 5 hr after MFMD. The voltage of the b-wave was reduced (by 65% with the highest intensity), while the other components were little affected. Substantial reduction in dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine concentrations were found in treated retinas. These data, together with previous results, suggest that the standing potential of the chicken eye may be modulated by a balance between catecholamine and indoleamine systems.

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