Postsynaptic response kinetics are controlled by a glutamate transporter at cone photoreceptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 190-196

  Gaal, Lubor ^a   Roska, Botond ^a   Picaud, Serge A ^a   Samuel, M W U ^b   Marc, Robert ^c   Werblin, Frank S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROKAINIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; SALAMANDER;

EID: 0031914658     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.1.190     Document Type: Article

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