Physiological characterization and functional heterogeneity of narrow-field mammalian amacrine cells

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 223-234

  Pang, Ji Jie ^a   Gao, Fan ^a   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; LIGHT; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME PAIRING; DARK ADAPTATION; GLYCINE; LIGHT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RETINA; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; VISION, OCULAR;

EID: 84855173523     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.222141     Document Type: Article

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