Both high- and low voltage-activated calcium currents contribute to the light-evoked responses of luminosity horizontal cells in the Xenopus retina

Brain Research

Volumn 762, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-130

  Akopian, Abram ^a   Krizaj, David ^a   Witkovsky, Paul ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium current; Glutamate; Glycine; Horizontal cell; Rod; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BARIUM ION; COBALT; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; GLYCINE; KYNURENIC ACID; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; STRONTIUM; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; LIGHT; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE AGENTS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGANDS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PERIODICITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; STRYCHNINE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030746937     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00374-0     Document Type: Article

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