Development of intrinsic membrane properties in mammalian retinal ganglion cells

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-310

  Robinson, David W ^a,b   Wang, Guo Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Excitability; Intrinsic membrane properties; Ion channels; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ION CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ION CHANNELS; MAMMALS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0032085778     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1998.0229     Document Type: Article

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