Membrane currents evoked by ionotropic glutamate receptor agonists in rod bipolar cells in the rat retinal slice preparation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 401-422

  Hartveit, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

3 AMINOPROPYL(METHYL)PHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; CESIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; COBALT; CYCLOTHIAZIDE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLYCINE; KAINIC ACID; LUCIFER YELLOW; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; LATENT PERIOD; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0029977398     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.1.401     Document Type: Article

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