GABA(C) receptors on ferret retinal bipolar cells: A diversity of subtypes in mammals?

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 989-994

  Lukasiewicz, Peter D ^a   Wong, Rachel O L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar cell; Ferret; GABA(C) receptor; Picrotoxin; Retinal slice

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FERRET; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; RAT; RETINA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; FERRETS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MAMMALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RETINA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030609074     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095252380001169X     Document Type: Article

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