Horizontal cell glutamate receptor modulation by NO: Mechanisms and functional implications for the first visual synapse

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 425-433

  McMahon, Douglas G ^a   Schmidt, Karl F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Glutamate receptor; Horizontal cell; Retina; Visual adaptation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DARK ADAPTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; LIGHT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PERCH; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; SYNAPSE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLIC GMP; DARK ADAPTATION; DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; LIGHT; NERVE NET; NITRIC OXIDE; PERCHES; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RETINA; SYNAPSES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033136761     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899163041     Document Type: Article

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