Response variability to high rates of electric stimulation in retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-162

  Cai, Changsi ^a,b,c   Ren, Qiushi ^a   Desai, Neal J ^c   Rizzo III, Joseph F ^b,d   Fried, Shelley I ^b,c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Veterans Administration   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Initial segment; Retinal prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RABBIT; RETINA CELL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; RABBITS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 79959946715     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00956.2010     Document Type: Article

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