Functional architecture of synapses in the inner Retina: Segregation of visual signals by stratification of bipolar cell axon terminals

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4462-4470

  Wu, Samuel M ^a   Gao, Fan ^a   Maple, Bruce R ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axon terminal stratification; Bipolar cells; Light evoked postsynaptic currents; ON and OFF channels; Parallel information processing; Retina; Rod and cone inputs

Indexed keywords

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ION CURRENT; LIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SYNAPSE; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0034659717     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-12-04462.2000     Document Type: Article

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