Electrical synapses between AII amacrine cells: Dynamic range and functional consequences of variation in junctional conductance

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3305-3322

  Veruki, Margaret Lin ^a   Oltedal, Leif ^a   Hartveit, Espen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; STEADY STATE;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BIOPHYSICS; COMPUTER LITERACY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RETINA; STRYCHNINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57449118328     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90957.2008     Document Type: Article

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