Reciprocal synaptic interactions between rod bipolar cells and amacrine cells in the rat retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2923-2936

  Hartveit, Espen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; DEPOLARIZATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033053697     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.6.2923     Document Type: Article

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