Response properties of visual neurons in the turtle nucleus isthmi

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-165

  Saha, Debajit ^a   Morton, David ^a   Ariel, Michael ^b   Wessel, Ralf ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABAergic inhibition; Nucleus isthmi; Receptive field; Tectum; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751638460     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0596-3     Document Type: Article

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