Retinal neurons: Cell types and coupled networks

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 136, Issue , 2002, Pages 239-254

  Vaney, David I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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ANIMAL CELL; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENDRITE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOSAICISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CELL;

EID: 0036454584     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)36020-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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