Fig. 1. DACs immunolabeled with TH antibodies in the rabbit retina. (A) An image obtaind from a vertical section processed for TH immunore-activity. A TH-labeled DAC soma is localized in the region of the INL adjacent to the IPL, and dendrites emerging from the soma are stratified in stratum 1 of the IPL. TH-immunolabeled processes can also be observed in strata 3 and 5 of the IPL. (B) A double-labeled image obtained at the border between the INL and IPL in a whole-mount preparation processed for TH (green) and CR (red) antibodies (an AII marker). A DAC soma and numerous AII somata can be observed. The matrix of DAC dendrites with small varicosities covers the retina. Arrows indicate typical examples of AII somata surrounded by DAC varicosities. Scale bars=25 µm in A; 50 µm in B. DACs: Dopaminergic amacrine cells; TH: tyrosine hydroxylase; INL: inner nuclear layer; IPL: inner plexiform layer; CR: calretinin.
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