Neuronal coupling in rod-signal pathways of the retina

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 267-273

  Vaney, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

amacrine cell; bipolar cell; gap junction; photoreceptor; tracer coupling

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CONES (RETINA); GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; NEURONS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RODS (RETINA); VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0031045822     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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