Integration and segregation of visual signals by bipolar cells in the tiger salamander retina

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2001, Pages 125-143

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

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SALAMANDER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISION;

EID: 0035783718     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(01)31012-9     Document Type: Review

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