Calcium-independent release of neurotransmitter in the retina: A 'Copernican' viewpoint change

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-38

  Piccolino, Marco ^a   Pignatelli, Angela ^a   Rakotobe, Liramalala A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPOLARIZATION; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SALAMANDER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTOSOME; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032889365     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(98)00015-9     Document Type: Article

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