ELECTRORETINOGRAM - ITS COMPONENTS AND THEIR ORIGINS
ELECTRORETINOGRAM - ITS COMPONENTS AND THEIR ORIGINS
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DOI:
10.1016/0042-6989(68)90041-2
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发表时间:
1968-01-01
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影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
BROWN, KT
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作者:
BROWN, KT
Three major neural components of the mammalian ERG [electroretinogram] were demonstrated, including the late RP (receptor potential), b-wave, and d.c. component. These give an adequate explanation of all main features of the cone ERG. Main features of the rod ERG are accounted for by these same 3 components, plus the c-wave from the pigment epithelium. Different forms of the off-responses in cone and rod ERGs are now readily understood from the rapid decay of the cone late RP, compared with the much slower decay of the rod late RP. The generating cells have been identified for the late RP and c-wave, and b-wave and d.c. component have been localized to the inner nuclear layer, but the cell types which generate these latter components have not been identified. In addition to the major components, a number of minor components have been found which contribute to the detailed form of the ERG. Such components are still being discovered, and this process may continue. Among these, only the biphasic early RP and the directly-evoked triphasic response of the pigment epithelium cells have been positively identified with particular cell types. In addition to analyzing the ERG into components, and determining the cellular origin of each component, it is especially important to determine the role of each component in retinal functions. This further phase of ERG work is just beginning, since there are components which are identified with both the receptors and cells of the pigment epithelium.