Neurochemistry of the mammalian cone 'synaptic complex'

Vision Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1359-1369

  Vardi, Noga ^a   Morigiwa, Katsuko ^b   Wang, Tian Li ^a   Shi, Yi Jun ^a   Sterling, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Neuroscience   (United States)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bipolar cells; GABA receptors; Glutamate receptors; Horizontal cells; mG1uR6

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSOL; DENDRITE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INVAGINATION; MONKEY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAIN; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CONES (RETINA); DENDRITES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; RNA; SYNAPSES;

EID: 18144434869     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00007-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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