Responses to light of starburst amacrine cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 469-480

  Peters, Bruce N ^a   Masland, Richard H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; LIDOCAINE ETHOBROMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DENDRITIC CELL; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030031487     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.75.1.469     Document Type: Article

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