Patterns of correlated spontaneous bursting activity in the developing mammalian retina

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-12

  Wong, Rachel Oi Lun ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; Ferret retina; Multielectrode recording; Retinal waves; Retinogeniculate connections

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0002024073     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1996.0115     Document Type: Article

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