The cone synapses of DB1 diffuse, DB6 diffuse and invaginating midget, bipolar cells of a primate retina

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 381-390

  Hopkins, J M ^a   Boycott, B B ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL SIZE; CONES (RETINA); DENDRITES; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RETINA; SILVER STAINING; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0029818623     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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