Presynaptic Mechanism for Slow Contrast Adaptation in Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells
Manookin MB, Demb JB. Presynaptic Mechanism for Slow Contrast Adaptation in Mammalian Retinal Ganglion Cells. Neuron 2006, 50: 453-464. PMID: 16675399, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsCalcium ChannelsContrast SensitivityGlutamic AcidGuinea PigsOrgan Culture TechniquesPhotic StimulationPresynaptic TerminalsReaction TimeReceptors, GABAReceptors, GlycineReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateRetinal Bipolar CellsRetinal Ganglion CellsSynaptic TransmissionConceptsPresynaptic bipolar cellsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsBipolar cellsMammalian retinal ganglion cellsSlow contrast adaptationReduced glutamate releaseIntrinsic cellular propertiesIntrinsic cellular mechanismsCortical adaptationGlutamate releasePresynaptic mechanismsGlycine receptorsVisual neuronsAfterhyperpolarizationExcitatory conductancePotassium conductanceContrast adaptationCellular mechanismsCortical cellsNeuronsCellsCellular propertiesMGluRsSpatial stimuli