Physiology of the A1 amacrine: A spiking, axon-bearing interneuron of the macaque monkey retina

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 507-522

  Stafford, Donna K ^a   Dacey, Dennis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cells; Macaque monkey retina; Spikes; Tracer coupling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031148520     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800012165     Document Type: Article

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