Photoreceptor coupling in turtle retina

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 755-764

  Firsov, M L ^a,b   Green, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b SECHENOV INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cell coupling; Cone; Neurobiotin; Rod; Telodendria

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; LUCIFER YELLOW; NEUROBIOTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; TURTLE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CONES (RETINA); FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; ISOQUINOLINES; NEURONS; RETINA; RODS (RETINA); TURTLES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032127036     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523898154147     Document Type: Article

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