Quantitative anatomy, synaptic connectivity and physiology of amacrine cells with glucagon-like immunoreactivity in the turtle retina

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 347-364

  Eldred, William D ^a   Ammermüller, Josef ^c   Schechner, Jeffrey ^a   Behrens, Uwe D ^b   Weiler, Reto ^c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCAGON;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; SYNAPSE; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029899821     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284807     Document Type: Article

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