Nitric oxide differentially modulates ON and OFF responses of retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1304-1313

  Wang, Guo Yong ^a,b   Liets, Lauren C ^a   Chalupa, Leo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERRET; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FERRETS; LIGHT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RODS (RETINA); S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; VISION;

EID: 0041815961     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00243.2003     Document Type: Article

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