Action potentials are required for the lateral transmission of glycinergic transient inhibition in the amphibian retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2301-2308

  Cook, Paul B ^a,c   Lukasiewicz, Peter D ^b   McReynolds, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Ganglion celt; Glycine; Lateral inhibition; Receptive field; Retina

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; LIGHT ADAPTATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0032521352     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-06-02301.1998     Document Type: Article

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