Inhibitory network properties shaping the light evoked responses of cat alpha retinal ganglion cells

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 351-361

  O'Brien, Brendan J ^a,b   Richardson, Randal C ^a   Berson, David M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA); Glycine; Retina; Retinal ganglion cell

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; LIGHT; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0346456889     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523803204016     Document Type: Article

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