Pharmacology of directionally selective ganglion cells in the rabbit retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 675-689

  Kittila, Christopher A ^a   Massey, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0031020806     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.2.675     Document Type: Article

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