Receptive fields and dendritic structure of directionally selective retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 5267-5280

  Yang, Guang ^a   Masland, Richard H ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

amacrine; anatomy; injection; physiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; DENDRITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0027939809     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-09-05267.1994     Document Type: Article

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