ISSN:
1432-1106
Keywords:
Retina
;
Transplant
;
Parvalbumin
;
Immunocytochemistry
;
Development
;
Rat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Retinas from embryonic day 14 Sprague-Dawley rats were transplanted to the midbrain or cerebral cortex of newborn (P0) rats of which the right eye was enucleated at the time of transplantation. Parvalbumin immunoreactive (PV-I) neurons were studied in the developing retinal transplants, and in the remaining retina of the host, as well as in normal retinas. PV-I neurons were identifiable in retinas of normal and host rats from postnatal day 5 (P5) onward, with the PV-I somata primarily in the inner half of the inner nuclear layer and in the ganglion cell layer. An adult-like distribution of PV-I neurons was attained at P35, as judged by cell packing density, intensity of immunostaining, laminar distribution and soma size of subpopulations of PV-I cells. A similar time course of development and distribution of PV-I somata was observed in the retinal transplants, except for some minor differences such as a slight delay in PV-I cells achieving their final distribution. These findings provide evidence that PV-I neurons can survive, differentiate and mature according to pre-determined programmes intrinsic to the retinal tissue following transplantation to a new and foreign environment.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00227249
