Light-evoked responses of bipolar cells in a mammalian retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1817-1829

  Euler, Thomas ^a   Masland, Richard H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPERPOLARIZATION; LIGHT; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0034129064     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.1817     Document Type: Article

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