The tasks of amacrine cells

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Masland, Richard H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglion; Neuron; Retina; Review; Stratification; Types

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POPULATION; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GAP JUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SYNAPSE;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVE NET; RETINA; SYNAPSES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84856839160     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: 14698714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523811000344     Document Type: Review

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