Impulse encoding mechanisms of ganglion cells in the tiger salamander retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1935-1947

  Fohlmeister, J F ^a   Miller, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; COMPARTMENT MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030766844     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.4.1935     Document Type: Article

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