Activation of group II metabotropic glutamate receptors reduces directional selectivity in retinal ganglion cells

Brain Research

Volumn 1122, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-92

  Jensen, Ralph J ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Directional selectivity; Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor; Retinal ganglion cell; Starburst amacrine cell

Indexed keywords

2 (2,3 DICARBOXYCYCLOPROPYL)GLYCINE; AMBENONIUM; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT; MICROELECTRODE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTION PERCEPTION; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33750684938     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.119     Document Type: Article

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