Spontaneous activity in developing turtle retinal ganglion cells: Pharmacological studies

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3874-3887

  Sernagor, Evelyne ^a   Grzywacz, Norberto M ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Development; Extracellular potassium; Glutamate; Retinal ganglion cells; Spontaneous activity; Spontaneous bursts; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLE;

EID: 0033562609     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-10-03874.1999     Document Type: Article

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