Nitric oxide modulates the transfer function between cones and horizontal cells during changing conditions of ambient illumination

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2963-2974

  Levy, H ^a   Twig, G ^a   Perlman, Ido ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Background; Photoresponses; Retina; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; ILLUMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MUELLER CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; TURTLE; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; CONES (RETINA); DOPAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; LIGHTING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROPRUSSIDE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TURTLES;

EID: 10844295821     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03758.x     Document Type: Article

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