Characterization of spontaneous inhibitory synaptic currents in salamander retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1752-1764

  Gao, Fan ^a   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; TETRODOTOXIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER; SYNAPSE VESICLE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031771436     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.4.1752     Document Type: Article

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