Light responses of R/G chromaticity-type horizontal cells
(R/G HCs) and luminosity-type horizontal cells (LHCs) were
intracellularly recorded in isolated superfused carp retina,
and the response dynamics analyzed. The results revealed
that (1) No significant difference in delay was detected
between R/G HC red and green responses; (2) The rising
speed was quicker for R/G HC depolarizing red responses
compared to that of its hyperpolarizing green responses;
and (3) Dynamic characteristics of R/G HC red responses
and its changes caused by green background illumination
did not follow that of LHC red response. All these results
suggest that the depolarizing response of the R/G HCs cannot
be entirely mediated by the negative feedback pathway from
LHCs onto cones. A direct inhibitory input from red cones
to R/G HCs may exist.