Connexins in the mammalian retina

Connexins: A Guide

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 397-417

  Massey, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Cx36; Cx45; Cx50; Cx55.5; Cx57; Ganglion cells; Photoreceptors; Retina; Rod pathway

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869500773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-489-6_19     Document Type: Chapter

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