Synaptology of the inner plexiform layer in the anuran retina

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 394-402

  Gábriel, Robert ^a   Rábl, Katalin ^a   Veisenberger, Eleonóra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amacrine cells; Amphibians; Bipolar cells; F rogs; Feed back; Feed forward; Ganglion cells; Synapses; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; NEURONS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RATS; TRANSMITTERS;

AMACRINE CELL; AMPHIBIAN; BIPOLAR CELLS; F ROGS; FEED BACK; FEED FORWARD; GANGLIA CELLS; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL INTERACTION; CELL TYPE; FROG; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA;

EID: 0033839824     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0029(20000901)50:5<394::AID-JEMT8>3.3.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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