Light-evoked excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to ON and OFF α ganglion cells in the mouse retina

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 6063-6073

  Pang, Ji Jie ^a   Gao, Fan ^a   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

AII amacrine cells; Dynamic range; Light responses; M cone bipolar cells; Response threshold; Rod bipolar cells; S cone bipolar cells; ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHLORIDE CURRENT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DARK ADAPTATION; DENDRITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0038149064     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-14-06063.2003     Document Type: Article

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