The AII amacrine network: Coupling can increase correlated activity

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 3743-3757

  Vardi, Noga ^a   Smith, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat retina; Ganglion cell; Gap junction; Scotopic; Simulation

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL INTERACTION; CELL JUNCTION; ISOMERISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; SPIKE;

EID: 0030560667     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(96)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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