Intrinsic light responses of retinal ganglion cells projecting to the circadian system

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1727-1735

  Warren, Erin J ^a   Allen, Charles N ^a   Brown, R Lane ^a   Robinson, David W ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Light response; Patch clamp electrophysiology; Photoentrainment; Retinal ganglion cells; Trp channels

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; ION CHANNEL; SODIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT ACTIVATED CURRENT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT RESPONSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; SPIKE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0038392663     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02594.x     Document Type: Article

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