Glutamate responses of bipolar cells in a slice preparation of the rat retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2934-2944

  Euler, Thomas ^a   Schneider, Horst ^a   Wässle, Heinz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AP 4 receptor; cone bipolar cells; GABA(C) receptor; glutamate receptor; OFF cells; ON cells; retina; rod bipolar cells; slice; whole cell currents

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; CATION CHANNEL; CHLORIDE; COBALT; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; LUCIFER YELLOW; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029878568     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-09-02934.1996     Document Type: Article

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