Interactions of inhibition and excitation in the light-evoked currents of X type retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2975-2990

  Cohen, Ethan D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FERRET; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0032416174     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.6.2975     Document Type: Article

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