Mechanisms regulating variability of the single photon responses of mammalian rod photoreceptors

Neuron

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 733-747

  Field, Greg D ^a   Rieke, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR; RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA ROD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOAD;

EID: 0037104628     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(02)00822-X     Document Type: Article

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