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The activities of the glutamate metabolizing enzymes phosphate-activated glutaminase (PAG) and glutamate dehydrogenase (Gldh) are demonstrated in semithin sections of the rat retina. Highest activities of both enzymes are found in the photoreceptor inner segments, PAG additionally in the outer plexiform layer and Gldh in the inner plexiform layer and in mueller glial cells. Although their non randomly distribution makes a role in neurotransmitter metabolism possible, their high activities in inner segments point towards the general problem of the functional interpretation of both molecules.
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Gebhard, R. Histochemical demonstration of glutamate dehydrogenase and phosphate-activated glutaminase activities in semithin sections of the rat retina. Histochemistry 97, 101–103 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00271288
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