TTX attenuates surround inhibition in rabbit retinal ganglion cells

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 285-290

  Taylor, W Rowland ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Center surround; Electrophysiology; Light responses; Rabbit retina; Recepti ve field properties; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; RABBITS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SODIUM CHANNELS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0033103960     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899162096     Document Type: Article

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