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  • Title: Retinal illumination produces synaptic inhibition of a neurosecretory organ in the crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana).
    Author: Kirk MD, Prugh JI, Glantz RM.
    Journal: J Neurobiol; 1983 Nov; 14(6):473-80. PubMed ID: 6644288.
    Abstract:
    We have identified a cluster of neurosecretory cells in the crayfish eyestalk that possess dendrites in the second optic neuropil (Medulla) and project axons to the first optic neuropil (Lamina). Illumination of the ipsilateral retina produces a synaptic inhibition of these cells that is mimicked by iontophoresis of gamma-aminobutyric acid within the medullary neuropil. The neurosecretory nature of the cells, the efferent projection of their axons, and the strong inhibition of their spiking activity upon retinal illumination suggest that they may be involved in the feedback control of dark adaptation and/or circadian changes in visual sensitivity.
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