Mouse rods signal through gap junctions with cones

eLife

Volumn 2014, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Asteriti, Sabrina ^a   Gargini, Claudia ^a   Cangiano, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; GAP JUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS;

EID: 84892155458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2050084X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.01386.001     Document Type: Article

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