Immunocytochemical analysis of photoreceptors in the tiger salamander retina

Vision Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-73

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue cone; Cone; Double cones; Retinal rod

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 3; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 4; OPSIN; RECOVERIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SALAMANDER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OPSINS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RETINAL BIPOLAR CELLS; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SYNAPSES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 57149104359     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2008.09.031     Document Type: Article

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