Retinal GABA(A) receptors participate in the regulation of circadian responses to light

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-53

  Della Maggiore, Valeria ^a   Ralph, Martin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Circadian rhythms; GABA; GABA(A) receptors; Photoentrainment; Retina

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033082540     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049901400107     Document Type: Article

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