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. 2010 May;51(5):2778–2789. doi: 10.1167/iovs.09-4771

Table 2.

Summary of the Effects of the Application of Cholinergic Agents on Ganglion Cell Light Responses and Maintained Firing Rates

Light Response P Choline Response P Baseline Firing Rate P
Choline, 1 mM (n = 7) Atropine, 3 μM (n = 8) Choline, 1 mM (n = 8)
    Suppressed (2) 0.001     Suppressed (5) 0.001     Suppressed (2) 0.01
    Enhanced (4) 0.001     Enhanced (1) 0.001     Enhanced (4) 0.05
    No effect (1) NS     No effect (2) NS     Both (1) 0.001
    No effect (1) NS
Atropine, 3 μM (n = 6) Atropine, 3 μM (n = 8)
    Suppressed (3) 0.001     Suppressed (3) 0.001
    Enhanced (0) NA     Enhanced (1) 0.001
    No effect (3) NS     No effect (4) NS

Data in parentheses are the number of cells affected.