Ephaptic communication in the vertebrate retina

In the vertebrate retina, cones project to the horizontal cells (HCs) and bipolar cells (BCs). The communication between cones and horizontal cells uses both chemical and ephaptic mechanisms. Photoreceptors release glutamate in a Ca2+-dependent manner, while HCs feed back to cones via an ephaptic me...

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Main Authors: Rozan eVroman, Lauw J Klaassen, Maarten eKamermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00612/full