Light-evoked excitatory synaptic currents of x-type retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3217-3229

  Cohen, Ethan D ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FERRET; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034094238     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.6.3217     Document Type: Article

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