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The birthdates of GABAergic amacrine cells in the rat retina were investigated by immunocytochemistry using anti-GABA and anti-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) antisera. The ratio of co-localization of GABA to BrdU increased gradually from embryonic-day 13 (E13) and showed a peak value on E18 in the central retina and on E20 in the periphery. After birth, until postnatal-day 3 (P3), a few co-localized cells were observed in the inner nuclear layer (INL). However, in the peripheral retina, co-localized cells were observed in the INL and ganglion cell layer until P5. Our results suggest that the birthdates of GABA-immunoreactive cells vary, depending on cell-type and that there is a temporal lag in the GABA-immunoreactive cell production in the peripheral retina relative to the central retina.
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Received: 11 January 1999 / Accepted: 20 April 1999
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Lee, MY., Shin, SL., Han, SH. et al. The birthdates of GABA-immunoreactive amacrine cells in the rat retina. Exp Brain Res 128, 309–314 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002210050851
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002210050851