Developmentally regulated spontaneous activity in the embryonic chick retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 8839-8852

  Wong, Wai T ^a   Sanes, Joshua R ^a   Wong, Rachel O L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursting activity; Chick visual system; Correlated activity; Ganglion cells; Retinal waves; Synchronized activity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032211124     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-21-08839.1998     Document Type: Article

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