Melatonin modulates glycine currents of retinal ganglion cells in rat

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1675-1678

  Zhang, Min ^a   Cao, Li Hui ^a   Yang, Xiong Li ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ganglion cell; Glycine receptor; Melatonin; Melatonin receptor; Neuromodulation; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 PHENYL 2 PROPIONAMIDOTETRALIN; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE; TETRALIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ION CHANNEL GATING; MELATONIN; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT2; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISION;

EID: 35148846452     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3282f0b5a2     Document Type: Article

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