The DAPI-3 amacrine cells of the rabbit retina

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 473-492

  Wright, Layne L ^a   Macqueen, Colin L ^a   Elston, Guy N ^a   Young, Heather M ^a   Pow, David V ^a   Vaney, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Directional selectivity; Glycinergic amacrine cells; Immunocytochemistry; Neurobiotin tracer coupling; Rabbit retina

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031148061     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800012141     Document Type: Article

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