Endogenous zinc as a retinal neuromodulator: Evidence from the skate (Raja erinacea)

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 345, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-84

  Rosenstein, Frederick J ^a   Chappell, Richard L ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar cells; Electroretinogram; Histidine; Kainate; Trans ( ) 1 amino 1,3 cyclopentanedicarboxylic acid; Zinc

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; HISTIDINE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR AGONIST; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR AGONIST; PICROTOXIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0038718690     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00472-5     Document Type: Article

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