Orientation selectivity in rabbit retinal ganglion cells is mediated by presynaptic inhibition

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 46, 2010, Pages 15664-15676

  Venkataramani, Sowmya ^a   Taylor, W Rowland ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SYNAPSE; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; ORIENTATION; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RABBITS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 78449256540     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2081-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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