Nitric oxide enhancement of cholinergic amacrine activity by inhibition of glycine release

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1634-1639

  Neal, Michael ^a   Cunningham, Jo ^a   Matthews, Kim ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acetylcholine (ACh) release; Cholinergic amacrine cells; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CELL INTERACTION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CELL;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GLYCINE; LIGHT; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM; RABBITS; RETINA;

EID: 0030739711     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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