Stable bellows cup electrode demonstrates low-frequency properties of long-term electroretinographic recordings in the Limulus lateral eye

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-260

  Bolbecker, Amanda R ^a   Lewis, Adrienne R ^a   Swan, Alicia A ^a   Carlson, Kenneth ^a   Fleet, Jennifer R ^a   Beck, Kathryn E ^a   Wasserman, Gerald S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cornea; Electrode; Electroretinogram; Horseshoe crab; Limulus; Neuromodulator; Potential; Secular variation; Vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CORNEA; ELECTRODE; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; LIMULUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORNEA; ELECTRODES; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HORSESHOE CRABS; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; SUCTION;

EID: 33845450613     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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