The role of early neural activity in the maturation of turtle retinal function

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 375-383

  Sernagor, Evelyne ^a,b   Mehta, Vandana ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; Dark rearing; Dendritic growth; Ganglion cells; Receptor fields; Retinal waves

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; BIRTH; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EMBRYO; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA RECEPTIVE FIELD; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; STAINING; SYNAPSE; TURTLE; VERTEBRATE; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034777999     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2001.19940375.x     Document Type: Review

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