Rate of quantal excitation to a retinal ganglion cell evoked by sensory input

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2956-2966

  Freed, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0034075219     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.5.2956     Document Type: Article

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