Illuminating synapses and circuitry in the retina

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Oesch, Nicholas W ^a   Wade Kothmann, W ^a   Diamond, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROTEIN GLUAR; PROTEIN GLUKR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; ILLUMINATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC DENSITY; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VISUAL ADAPTATION; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURONS; RETINA; SYNAPSES;

EID: 79955644480     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.01.008     Document Type: Review

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