GABA release mechanism in the golden hamster retina

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 13-25

  López Costa, Juan J ^a   Goldstein, Jorge ^a   Pecci Saavedra, Jorge ^a   Della Maggiore, Valeria M ^a   De Las Heras, Marcelo A ^a   Keller Sarmiento, Maria I ^a   Rosenstein, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

GABA; Golden hamster; Immunocytochemistry; Retina; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032996878     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459908994792     Document Type: Article

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