The synaptic complex of cones in the fovea and in the periphery of the Macaque monkey retina

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 3383-3395

  Chun, Myung Hoon ^a,b   GrüNert, Ulrike ^a,c   Martin, Paul R ^a,c   WäSsle, Heinz ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bipolar cells; Cone pedicles; Horizontal cells; Invaginating synapses; Triads

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA FOVEA; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030297505     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00334-7     Document Type: Article

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