Distribution of GABA(c)-like responses among acutely dissociated rat retinal neurons

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 179-190

  Nelson, Ralph ^a   Schaffner, Anne E ^a   Li, Yong Xin ^a,b   Walton, Marc K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bipolar cell; GABA; Oxonol; Rat; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIS(1,3 DIBUTYLBARBITURIC ACID)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; BIS(1,3-DIBUTYLBARBITURATE)TRIMETHINE OXONOL; FLUORESCENT DYE; ISOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; INTERNEURON; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; RAT; RETINA; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BARBITURATES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INTERNEURONS; ISOXAZOLES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA; RETINA;

EID: 0033058837     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899161133     Document Type: Article

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