Mechanisms of concerted firing among retinal ganglion cells

Neuron

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 527-539

  Brivanlou, Iman H ^a   Warland, David K ^a   Meister, Markus ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DARKNESS; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER;

EID: 0032032741     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80992-7     Document Type: Article

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