Neurotransmitters in the vertebrate retina

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 553-556

  Lam, Dominic Man Kit ^a  

^a HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RETINA; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0030940483     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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