Connexin hemichannel mediated ephaptic inhibition in the retina

Brain Research

Volumn 1487, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-38

  J Klaassen, Lauw ^a   Fahrenfort, Iris ^b   Kamermans, Maarten ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Connexin; Horizontal cell; Photoreceptor; Proteoglycan; Retina; Synapse

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CARBENOXOLONE; COBALT; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; REVIEW; RODENT; SYNAPSE; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RETINA; RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84869500137     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.04.059     Document Type: Review

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