Synaptic inputs to retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1117-1123

  Perez Leon, Jorge Alberto ^a   Warren, Erin J ^a   Allen, Charles N ^a   Robinson, David W ^a   Lane Brown, R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Intrinsic light response; Melanopsin; Photoentrainment; Photoreceptor; Postsynaptic current

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CELL STIMULATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RECORDING; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SYNAPSE; VISION;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; KYNURENIC ACID; LIGHT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OPSIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROD OPSINS; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 33747606219     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04999.x     Document Type: Article

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