Analysis of the distribution of glycine and GABA in amacrine cells of the developing rabbit retina: A comparison with the ontogeny of a functional GABA transport system in retinal neurons

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 751-763

  Crook, Denise K ^a   Pow, David V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; GABA; Glycine; Retina; Transporter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031193705     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800012700     Document Type: Article

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