Electrophysiological changes of retinal ganglion cells in Royal College of Surgeons rats during retinal degeneration

NeuroReport

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 971-975

  Chen, Zhong S ^a   Yin, Zheng Q ^a   Chen, Shan ^b,c   Wang, Shi J ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JIANGXI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Action potential; Electrophysiology; Retinal degeneration; Retinal ganglion cell; Royal College of Surgeons rats

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 21344439994     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200506210-00018     Document Type: Article

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