Gain of rod to horizontal cell synaptic transfer: Relation to glutamate release and a dihydropyridine-sensitive calcium current

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 7297-7306

  Witkovsky, Paul ^a,b   Schmitz, Yvonne ^a   Akopian, Abram ^a   Krizaj, David ^a,c   Tranchina, Daniel ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Glutamate release; Horizontal cell; Photoreceptor; Rod; Synaptic gain; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROPYRIDINE; GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MODEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA ROD; STEADY STATE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030775461     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-19-07297.1997     Document Type: Article

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