Table 2.
Summary of ion channels in interplexiform cells and different types of amacrine cells.
| Salamander ACs |
AII | A17 | Starburst | Dopaminergic | Widefield CRH |
Interplexiform cells (IPCs) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na+ channels | INa (most ACs) | INa(NaV1.1) | Weak INa | TTX-insensitive NaV1.8 | TTX-sensitive and insensitive | INa (CRH2, 3) No INa (CRH1) |
INa |
| Ca2+ channels | N- & L-type | L-type (CaV1.3) | L-type | N, P/Q | L- (CaV1.2), N- (CaV2.2), P/Q (CaV2.1), & R- (CaV2.3) type | ? | L-type |
| K+ channels | IKDR IKA |
IKDR IKA |
IKDR IKA BK |
IKDR (mostly Kv3.1-3.2) | IKDR (Kv1.1, 1.3, 2.1) IKA (KV4.3) BK, SK |
? | IKDR IKA (some IPCs) BK (mouse) |
| HCN channels | Ih | ? | Ih (mouse) |