Summary
The retina possesses hyaluronidasic and antihyaluronidasic activity which depends on the strength of the light stimulus. In prolonged continuous light stimulation the retinal hyaluronidasic activity is diminished. The dynamics of decrease of the hyaluronidasic activity depends on its initial value: the higher the initial activity, the quicker its decrease.
The activity of the antihyaluronidasic factor, as well as the activity of hyaluronidase gradually decreases in continuous action of the light. The antifactor promotes the inactivation of the hyaluronidase combining with it into an inactive complex.
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From the Department of Biological Chemistry (Head — Prof. G. Ya. Gorodisskaya) of the S. M. Kirov Gorkii Medical Institute
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Khvatova, E.M. The relationship of the hyaluronidase and antihyaluronidase activity of the retina to the intensity of a light stimulus. Bull Exp Biol Med 47, 401–405 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00779614
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00779614