Novel method of chronically blocking retinal activity

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-110

  Prusky, Glen T ^a   Ramoa, Ary S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elvax; LGN; Neural activity; Retina; Sodium channel; Surgery; Tetrodotoxin; TTX

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; FERRET; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; VITREOUS BODY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; POLYVINYLS; PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; RETINA; TETRODOTOXIN; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0033083092     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00172-1     Document Type: Article

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