Necessity of acetylcholine for retinal directionally selective responses to drifting gratings in rabbit

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 575-581

  Grzywacz, Norberto M ^b   Amthor, Franklin R ^a   Merwine, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GRATING; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; ADULT; CELL FUNCTION; DIRECTIONALLY SELECTIVE RESPONSE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; ORIENTATION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RETINA;

EID: 0032532184     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.575be.x     Document Type: Article

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