Syncytial integration by a network of coupled bipolar cells in the retina

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-291

  Poznanski, R R ^a   Umino, Osamu ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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ARTICLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNCYTIUM; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 0031461295     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(97)00037-3     Document Type: Review

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