Noise analysis of the glutamate-activated current in photoreceptors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2 I, 1996, Pages 733-742

  Larsson, H P ^a   Picaud, S A ^a   Werblin, F S ^a   Lecar, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE CHANNEL; CHLORIDE ION; GLUTAMIC ACID; SODIUM ION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHLORIDE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; SALAMANDER; SODIUM CELL LEVEL; SODIUM TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0030030516     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79613-3     Document Type: Article

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