Influence of GABAergic inhibition on concerted activity between the ganglion cells

NeuroReport

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 797-801

  Jing, Wei ^a   Liu, Wen Zhong ^a   Gong, Xin Wei ^a   Gong, Hai Qing ^a   Liang, Pei Ji ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

bullfrog retina; cross correlation; dimming detectors; GABAA receptor; multi electrode recording

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE;

ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRODE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPIKE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CELL COMMUNICATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANA CATESBEIANA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77955232435     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32833c5b50     Document Type: Article

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