Retinopetal axons in mammals: Emphasis on histamine and serotonin

Current Eye Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 655-667

  Gastinger, Matthew ^a,b   Tian, Ning ^c   Horvath, Tamas ^c   Marshak, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifugal; Efferent; Histamine; Primate; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; SEROTONIN;

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PERIKARYON; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; AXONS; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE; RETINA; SEROTONIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33746900462     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680600776119     Document Type: Article

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