Modeling and analysis of spatio-temporal change in [Ca2+](i) in a retinal rod outer segment

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-144

  Ichikawa, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a XEROX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ buffer; Diffusion; Photoreceptor cell; Retina; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM ION; CATION CHANNEL; GUANYLATE CYCLASE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; ILLUMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM CALCIUM EXCHANGE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0030176397     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01035-8     Document Type: Article

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