Structure and function of bistratified intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in the mouse

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 519, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1492-1504

  Schmidt, Tiffany M ^a   Kofuji, Paulo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian entrainment; Dendrite; Dendritic arborization; Intrinsically photosensitive ganglion cell; M3 cells; Melanopsin; On pathway; Patch clamp; Retina; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; LIGHT; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROD OPSINS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 79954619893     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22579     Document Type: Article

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