Suppression of sustained and transient on signals of amacrine cells by GABA is mediated by different receptor subtypes

Science in China, Series C: Life Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 395-400

  Zhang, Daoqi ^a   Yang, Ru ^a   Yang, Xiongli ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Carp inner retina; GABAA receptor; GABAC receptor; Sustained and transient signals; aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012057798     PISSN: 10069305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02882059     Document Type: Article

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