Interphase gap decreases electrical stimulation threshold of retinal ganglion cells

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 6725-6728

  Weitz, A C ^a   Behrend, M R ^a   Humayun, M S ^a   Chow, R H ^b   Weiland, J D ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHASIC; CALCIUM IMAGING; CURRENT PULSE; ELECTRICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES; ISOLATED RETINAS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL IMPLANTS;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

CALCIUM;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE FIBER; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; AXONS; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA;

EID: 84864620379     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091658     Document Type: Conference Paper

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