Rod, M-cone and M/S-cone inputs to hyperpolarizing bipolar cells in the mouse retina

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 590, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 845-854

  Pang, Ji Jie ^a   Gao, Fan ^a   Paul, David L ^b   Wu, Samuel M ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; CONNEXIN 36;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MOUSE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR POTENTIAL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; LIGHT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84863116323     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.224113     Document Type: Article

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