The fountain amacrine cells of the rabbit retina

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1145-1156

  Wright, Layne L ^a   Vaney, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dendritic territories; GABA; Substance P; Tracer coupling

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BIOTIN; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NEUROBIOTIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; RABBIT; RETINA; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE; ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOTIN; CELL COUNT; DENDRITES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INDOLES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RABBITS; RETINA; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 0033226608     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899166148     Document Type: Article

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