1. Hartveit E. (1999) Reciprocal synaptic interactions between rod bipolar cells and amacrine cells in the rat retina. J Neurophysiol 81:2923-36 [Journal] .

NeuronCompartmentPropertyConnectivityNotes
Retina bipolar GLU cellAxon terminalGlutamateactivate both NMDA and nonNMDA receptors of ganglion cellsActivation of the Ca2+ current by depolarization as short as 15 ms in a single bipolar cell evokes the glutamatergic postsynaptic currents, of both both NMDA and non-NMDA types, in the Ganglion cells (Matsui K et al, 19982 ). (Hartveit E, 19991 ).
Retina bipolar GLU cellAxon terminalI T low threshold.Low-voltage-activated (LVA) and high-voltage-activated (HVA) Ca2+ currents were observed in the isolated rod bipolar cell terminal recordings(Pan ZH, 20013 ). T-type calcium current recorded in bipolar cells in slice in mouse (de la Villa P et al, 19984 ). (Hartveit E, 19991 ).
Retina bipolar GLU cellAxon terminalI L high threshold.High-voltage-activated (HVA) and low-voltage-activated (LVA) Ca2+ currents were observed in the isolated rod bipolar cell terminal recordings(Pan ZH, 20013 ). Whole-cell patch-clamp recording of ICa from presynaptic boutons are comparable to that obtained from somatic recordings, but elevation of intracellular Ca is restricted to the presynaptic terminals, with no somatic or axonal changes observed (Protti DA and Llano I, 19985 ). L-type ICa was found only in cells that retained axon terminals ramifying in the inner plexiform layer(de la Villa P et al, 19984 ). (Hartveit E, 19991 ).

Classical References: first publications on each compartmental property; search PubMed for complete list
1.  Hartveit E. (1999) Reciprocal synaptic interactions between rod bipolar cells and amacrine cells in the rat retina. J Neurophysiol 81:2923-36 [Journal] .
2.  Matsui K, Hosoi N and Tachibana M. (1998) Excitatory synaptic transmission in the inner retina: paired recordings of bipolar cells and neurons of the ganglion cell layer. J Neurosci 18:4500-10.
3.  Pan ZH. (2001) Voltage-activated Ca2+ channels and ionotropic GABA receptors localized at axon terminals of mammalian retinal bipolar cells. Vis Neurosci 18:279-88.
4.  de la Villa P, Vaquero CF and Kaneko A. (1998) Two types of calcium currents of the mouse bipolar cells recorded in the retinal slice preparation. Eur J Neurosci 10:317-23.
5.  Protti DA and Llano I. (1998) Calcium currents and calcium signaling in rod bipolar cells of rat retinal slices. J Neurosci 18:3715-24.