Disinhibition combines with excitation to extend the operating range of the off visual pathway in daylight

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4136-4150

  Manookin, Michael B ^a   Beaudoin, Deborah Langrill ^a   Ernst, Zachary Raymond ^a   Flagel, Leigh J ^a   Demb, Jonathan B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

A2 amacrine cell; Circuitry; Patch clamp; Retinal; Whole cell recording; Y cell

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 PHOSPHONOBUTYRIC ACID; 2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; MECLOFENAMIC ACID; QUININE; STRYCHNINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; NERVE CELL; NIGHT VISION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; SUNLIGHT; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA ROD;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; CONES (RETINA); GUINEA PIGS; LIGHT; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RODS (RETINA); VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 42949177134     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4274-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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