Thresholds for activation of rabbit retinal ganglion cells with a subretinal electrode

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 367-373

  Jensen, Ralph J ^a   Rizzo III, Joseph F ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

electrical stimulation; electrophysiology; retinal ganglion cell; retinal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ISOLATED RETINA; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; MICROELECTRODES; RABBITS; REACTION TIME; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 33746919949     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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