Analysis of pharmacologically isolated components of the ERG

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1759-1766

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

^a Dipartmento di Biologia   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

APB; B Wave; Cat retina; Electroretinogram; Fourier analysis

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AMINOBUTYRIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CATS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA;

EID: 0033037812     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00281-8     Document Type: Article

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