Tracer coupling patterns of the ganglion cell subtypes in the mouse retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 512, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 664-687

  Völgyl, Béla ^a   Chheda, Samir ^a   Bloomfield, Stewart A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Ganglion cell; Gap junction; Mouse; Tracer couping

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; NEUROBIOTIN; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; GAP JUNCTION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; VISION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL SHAPE; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SHAPE; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 59049087943     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.21912     Document Type: Article

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