Control of retinal sensitivity: III. Lateral interactions at the inner plexiform layer

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1974, Pages 88-110

  Werblin, Frank S ^a   Copenhagen, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; GANGLIA; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; URODELA;

EID: 0015976079     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.63.1.88     Document Type: Article

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