GABAC receptors modulate the rod-driven ERG b-wave of the skate retina

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-188

  Chappell, Richard L ^a,b,c   Schuette, Etha ^a,c   Anton, Robert ^a,c   Ripps, Harris ^c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; Bipolar cell; ERG; GABA; Outer plexiform layer; Picrotoxin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PICROTOXININ;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CELL ISOLATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MUELLER CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RECORDING; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA OUTER MOLECULAR LAYER; RETINA ROD;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; LIGHT; PICROTOXIN; RECEPTORS, GABA; RETINA; RODS (RETINA); SKATES (FISH);

EID: 0036710865     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020501003426     Document Type: Article

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