Amacrine cell-mediated input to bipolar cells: Variations on a common mechanistic theme

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-49

  Grimes, William N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HSB   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic integration; Feedback; Gap junctions; Inhibition; Interneuron; Retina; Synapse

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; GAP JUNCTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; RETINA; RETINAL BIPOLAR CELLS; SYNAPSES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84856913202     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: 14698714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523811000241     Document Type: Review

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