Contributions of GABA(A) receptors and GABA(C) receptors to acetylcholine release and directional selectivity in the rabbit retina

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 939-948

  Massey, Stephen C ^a   Linn, David M ^b   Kittila, Christopher A ^a   Mirza, Wajid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LSU EYE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACh release; Bicuculline; Directional selectivity; GABA; Picrotoxin; Retina; SR 95531

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ACETYLCHOLINE; BICUCULLINE; PICROTOXIN; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RETINA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; PICROTOXIN; PYRIDAZINES; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RETINA;

EID: 0030609070     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800011652     Document Type: Article

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