Retinal input induces three firing patterns in neurons of the superficial superior colliculus of neonatal rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 954-958

  Lo, Fu Sun ^a,b   Ranney Mize, R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RETINA CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

EID: 0344780738     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.954     Document Type: Article

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