Synaptic input to the on-off directionally selective ganglion cell in the rabbit retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 456, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-278

  Dacheux, Ramon F ^a   Chimento, Melissa F ^a   Amthor, Franklin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic amacrine cells; Directionally selective ganglion cells; GABAergic amacrine cells; Retinal circuitry; Starburst amacrine cells

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA RECEPTIVE FIELD; SYNAPSE;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; DENDRITES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEURAL INHIBITION; RABBITS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0037428928     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10521     Document Type: Article

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