Diverse synaptic mechanisms generate direction selectivity in the rabbit retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 7712-7720

  Taylor, W Rowland ^a,c   Vaney, David I ^b  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic integration; Direction selectivity; Excitation; Ganglion cells; Inhibition; On and off pathways; Rabbit retina; Synaptic conductance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DENDRITE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA; SYNAPSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0036758634     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.22-17-07712.2002     Document Type: Article

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