Partition of transient and sustained inhibitory glycinergic input to retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3392-3400

  Han, Yi ^a,b   Zhang, Jian ^a   Slaughter, Malcolm M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

5,7 dichlorokynurenic acid; ganglion cells; glycine receptors; inhibition; retina; strychnine

Indexed keywords

5,7 DICHLOROKYNURENIC ACID; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030993177     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-10-03392.1997     Document Type: Article

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