Temporal contrast enhancement via GABA(c) feedback at bipolar terminals in the tiger salamander retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2171-2180

  Dong, Cun Jian ^a   Werblin, Frank S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; COBALT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; PICROTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER;

EID: 0031921238     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.4.2171     Document Type: Article

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