NMDA and AMPA receptors contribute similarly to temporal processing in mammalian retinal ganglion cells
Stafford BK, Manookin MB, Singer JH, Demb JB. NMDA and AMPA receptors contribute similarly to temporal processing in mammalian retinal ganglion cells. The Journal Of Physiology 2014, 592: 4877-4889. PMID: 25217374, PMCID: PMC4259533, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.276543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglion cellsNMDAR kineticsOFF alphaMammalian retinal ganglion cellsNMDA-type glutamate receptorsAMPAR-mediated responsesOFF alpha cellsGanglion cell typesRetinal ganglion cellsGuinea pig retinaNMDAR-mediated responsesBipolar cell pathwaysCell typesFast excitatory neurotransmissionGlutamatergic transmissionPresynaptic inhibitionGlutamate releaseSame synapsesSynaptic inhibitionGlutamate receptorsHz stimulationPostsynaptic AMPAExcitatory neurotransmissionSensory neuronsAMPA receptors