The d-wave of the rod electroretinogram of rat originates in the cone pathway

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-105

  Naarendorp, Frank ^a   Williams, George E ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

d wave; Hyperpolarizing bipolar cell; Rod and cone pathways

Indexed keywords

2,3 PIPERIDINEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 2,3-PIPERIDINEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ASPARTIC ACID; PIPECOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; INTERNEURON; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CONES (RETINA); DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; INTERNEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PIPECOLIC ACIDS; RATS; RODS (RETINA); VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033029498     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899161054     Document Type: Article

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