Continuous electrical stimulation decreases retinal excitability but does not alter retinal morphology

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Ray, A ^a   Lee, E J ^a   Humayun, M S ^a,b   Weiland, J D ^a,b  

^a DRB 140 ^*  (United States)

^b DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; EVOKED RESPONSE; RETINAL PROSTHESIS; RODENT MODELS; STIMULUS FREQUENCY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

CHARGE DENSITY; MORPHOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PLATINUM;

ALDEHYDES;

PLATINUM; RETINAL; COLORING AGENT; HEMATOXYLIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; RAT; RETINA;

RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PLATINUM; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RATS; RETINA; SUPERIOR COLLICULI;

EID: 79960768808     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/8/4/045003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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