N-acetylaspartylglutamate immunoreactivity in human retina
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N-acetylaspartylglutamate immunoreactivity in human retina
The acidic dipeptide N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG), which satisfies many of the criteria for a neurotransmitter, was identified immunohistochemically within two human retinae. We observed NAAG immunoreactivity in retinal ganglion cells, their dendrites in the inner plexiform layer, and their axons in the optic nerve fiber layer. The vast majority of ganglion cells were stained, including dis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vision Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0042-6989
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00185-9