Effects of blocking the hyperpolarization-activated current (I(h)) on the cat electroretinogram

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1767-1774

  Gargini, Claudia ^a,b   Demontis, Gian Carlo ^a   Bisti, Silvia ^b,c   Cervetto, Luigi ^a,b  

^a Dipartmento di Biologia   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram (ERG); Hyperpolarization activated current (I(h)); I(h) Blockers; Zatebradine

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; ZATEBRADINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BENZAZEPINES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CATS; CESIUM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RODS (RETINA); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032997011     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00282-X     Document Type: Article

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