Linear and nonlinear contributions to step responses in cat retinal ganglion cells

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 2047-2060

  Cox, J F ^a,b   Rowe, M H ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Linear systems; Rectification; Retinal ganglion cells; Step responses; Y cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRATING; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0030201080     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00314-2     Document Type: Article

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