Spatial heterogeneity and function of voltage and ligand gated ion channels in retinal amacrine neurons

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1423, 1999, Pages 987-992

  Maguire, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Processes; Retina; Soma; Tiger salamander

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; ION CHANNEL; KAINIC ACID; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; SALAMANDER;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 0033594698     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0734     Document Type: Article

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