Glutamate uptake limits synaptic excitation of retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3691-3700

  Higgs, Matthew H ^a   Lukasiewicz, Peter D ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptor; Ganglion cell; Glutamate receptor desensitization; Glutamate transporter; Miniature EPSC; Retina

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DESENSITIZATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SALAMANDER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033562595     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-10-03691.1999     Document Type: Article

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