Disinhibition Combines with Excitation to Extend the Operating Range of the OFF Visual Pathway in Daylight
Manookin MB, Beaudoin DL, Ernst ZR, Flagel LJ, Demb JB. Disinhibition Combines with Excitation to Extend the Operating Range of the OFF Visual Pathway in Daylight. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 4136-4150. PMID: 18417693, PMCID: PMC2557439, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4274-07.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOFF ganglion cellsAII amacrine cellsCone bipolar cellsGanglion cellsAmacrine cellsAII cellsBipolar cellsPresence of CNQXBipolar cell synapsesD-APOFF visual pathwayBipolar cell pathwaysGap junctionsGlycine releaseExcitatory responsesIonotropic glutamateSynaptic inhibitionCell synapsesON pathwayGlycine receptorsLight decrementsVisual pathwayElectrical synapsesMeclofenamic acidDaylight vision