Retinal glia

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 225-232

  Newman, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; ATP; B wave; Blood flow; Calcium wave; D serine; Electroretinogram; GLAST; Glia; Glutamate transporter; Inwardly rectifying potassium channel; Kir4.1; Microglia; M ller cell; P2Y receptor; Potassium siphoning; Potassium spatial buffering; Purinergic receptor; Retina

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855981561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00919-0     Document Type: Chapter

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