Contrast-dependent spatial summation in the lateral geniculate nucleus and retina of the cat

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1708-1717

  Nolt, M J ^a   Kumbhani, R D ^a   Palmer, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPATIAL SUMMATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CATS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GENICULATE BODIES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 4143111429     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00176.2004     Document Type: Article

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