Abstract

In recent years there has been great interest in the analysis of neurotransmitter substances and their role in vision and other central nervous system processes. Much evidence has accumulated implicating dopamine as a neurotransmiter in the retina. It is present in certain amacrine, interamacrine and interplexitorm cells (1-5, 8-10). As our knowledge about the role of dopamine in visual processing is limited, a key question to ask is, "are there functional visual effects due to anomalies of the dopamine system in the retina?".

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