The GABA(C) receptor is present in cone-horizontal cell axon terminals isolated from catfish retina

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 260, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 185-188

  Jung, Chang Sub ^a   Lee, Sung Jong ^a   Paik, Sun Sook ^a   Bai, Sun Ho ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axon terminal; Catfish; GABA(C) receptor; Horizontal cell; Patch clamp; Retina

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOCROTONIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; MUSCIMOL; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATFISH; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CATFISHES; CELL SEPARATION; CONES (RETINA); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RETINA;

EID: 0033525111     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00964-1     Document Type: Article

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