Gap-junctional coupling of mammalian rod photoreceptors and its effect on visual detection

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3552-3562

  Li, Peter H ^a   Verweij, Jan ^a   Long, James H ^a   Schnapf, Julie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL TRACT TRACER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GUINEA PIG; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84857863215     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2144-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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