Histochemical demonstration of glycogen in neurons of the cat retina

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 702-715

  Brändle, Elisabeth Rungger ^a,d   Kolb, Helga ^c   Niemeyer, Günter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HCUG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

amacrine cell; bipolar cell; electron microscopy; ganglion cell; glycogen

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MUELLER CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; ON OFF PHENOMENON; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CATS; CONES (RETINA); ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RODS (RETINA);

EID: 9244240320     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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