Functional architecture of the turtle retina

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 393-433

  Ammermüller, Josef ^a   Kolb, Helga ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GLUCAGON;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; REVIEW; SYNAPSE; TURTLE;

EID: 0029781213     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-9462(96)00009-2     Document Type: Review

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