Title:

Laboratory project: "The Development of Chick Embryo Retina"

Creator:

Nirenberg, Marshall W.
DeMello, F. G.
National Heart and Lung Institute. Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics

Date:

September 1976

Description:

Summary of work for this project as indicated on the report: "Some biochemical aspects of chick embryo retina differentiation were studied: 1) An alternate route for GABA synthesis was characterized in the retina; which depends upon the conversion of putrescine to GABA. 2) Glutamic acid decarboxylase specific activity in the retina, increased during the course of embryonic development, either when measured in ovo or in aggregate cultures. 3) The presence of GABA in the culture medium prevented the development of glutamic acid decarboxylase activity in aggregate cultures. 4) The proposed course of this project is to attempt to correlate the biochemical changes observed, with synaptogenesis in the retina."

Location:

Box: 31 of 31

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Reports
Excerpts

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Annual Report of the Laboratory of Biochemical Genetics, October 1, 1975 - September 30, 1976, 1976

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

JJBBNV

NLM ID:

101584910X224

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X224

Story Section:

Neuroblastoma Research, 1967-1976