Single retinal changing contrast (third) detector elicits NMDA receptor response and higher activity level of frog tectum neuron network

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-217

  Kuras, Antanas ^a   Baginskas, Armantas ^a   Batuleviciene, Vaida ^a   Lamanauskas, Nerijus ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Frog optic tectum; Neural networks; NMDA receptors; Retinal ganglion cell; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITATION; FROG; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; OPTIC TECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AXONS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE NET; RANA TEMPORARIA; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34247618316     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0786-y     Document Type: Article

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