Dark-adapted response threshold of OFF ganglion cells is not set by OFF bipolar cells in the mouse retina

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2649-2659

  Cyrus Arman, A ^a   Sampath, Alapakkam P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Glycine receptor; Rod circuitry; Scotopic vision

Indexed keywords

STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OFF GANGLION CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; DARK ADAPTATION; GLYCINE AGENTS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RETINAL BIPOLAR CELLS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STRYCHNINE; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 84861141955     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01202.2011     Document Type: Article

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