Dopamine D2 receptor-mediated modulation of rod-cone coupling in the Xenopus retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 398, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 529-538

  Krizaj, David ^a,d   Gábriel, Robert ^b   Owen, W Geoffrey ^c   Witkovsky, Paul ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Neuromodulation; Photoreceptor; Retina

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; QUINPIROLE; SPIPERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION; GAP JUNCTION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CONES (RETINA); DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D2; RODS (RETINA); XENOPUS;

EID: 0032494279     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980907)398:4<529::AID-CNE5>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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