Morphology and tracer coupling pattern of alpha ganglion cells in the mouse retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 492, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-77

  Völgyi, Béla ^a   Abrams, Joseph ^a   Paul, David L ^b   Bloomfield, Stewart A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Connexin; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CONNEXIN 36; TRACER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELL TYPE; CYTOARCHITECTURE; DENDRITIC CELL; EVOKED RESPONSE; GAP JUNCTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 25444522885     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20700     Document Type: Article

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