A cholinergic mechanism for eye fixation

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 125-127

  Navarro López, Juan De Dios ^a   Yajeya, Javier ^b   Delgado García, José M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CHELERYTHRINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PIRENZEPINE;

CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; RETICULAR FORMATION; RHOMBENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CATS; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; NEURONS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 33845946402     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JMN:30:1:125     Document Type: Conference Paper

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