Angiotensin II-induced inhibition and facilitation of calcium current subtypes in rat retinal ganglion cells

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-74

  Guenther, Elke ^a   Hewig, Birgit ^a   Zrenner, Eberhart ^a   Kohler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Calcium currents; Neuromodulation; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030883362     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00520-X     Document Type: Article

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