Selective release of nitric oxide from retinal amacrine and bipolar cells

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 850-853

  Neal, Michael ^a   Cunningham, Jo ^a   Matthews, Kim ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 PIPERIDINEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CELL;

AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; DARK ADAPTATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE; INTERNEURONS; LIGHT; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PIPECOLIC ACIDS; RABBITS; RETINA;

EID: 0031968719     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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