The nondiscriminating zone of directionally selective retinal ganglion cells: Comparison with dendritic structure and implications for mechanism

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1999, Pages 8049-8056

  He, Shigang ^a   Jin, Zhe Fei ^a   Masland, Richard H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Direction selectivity; Mechanism; Physiology; Retina; Structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

EID: 0342545486     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-18-08049.1999     Document Type: Article

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