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KMID : 1011420140190020271
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Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
2014 Volume.19 No. 2 p.271 ~ p.277
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Identification of Calretinin-immunoreactive AII Amacrine Cells in the Brazilian Opossum (Monodelphis domestica)
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Jeong Se-Jin
Jeon Chang-Jin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the immunoreactivity of calretinin in Brazilian opossum (Monodelphis domestica) retina. Calcium-binding protein calretinin is known to play a key role in calciummediated signal transduction.
Methods: Experiments have been performed by standard immunocytochemical techniques on retina of the Brazilian opossum.
Results: Calretinin-immunoreactivity was exhibited within the horizontal subpopulations, AII amacrine and ganglion cell subpopulations in the Brazilian opossum retina. Especially, all calretinin-immunoreactive AII amacrine cells also expressed parvalbumin.
Conclusions: Similar to other mammalian retinas, calretinin-immunoreactivity was also observed within the AII amacrine cells in the Brazilian opossum retina. Thus, calretinin can be a marker of AII amacrine cells in the Brazilian opossum retina.
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KEYWORD
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Brazilian opossum, Monodelphis domestica, Retina, Calcium-binding protein, Calretinin, AII amacrine cell, Immunocytochemistry
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