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Transmission of single photon signals through a binary synapse in the mammalian retina

Date

Authors

Berntson Eichner, Amy

Smith, Robert G

Taylor, Wayne R

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Abstract

At very low light levels the sensitivity of the visual system is determined by the efficiency with which single photons are captured, and the resulting signal transmitted from the rod photoreceptors through the retinal circuitry to the ganglion cells and

Keywords

Keywords: animal cell; animal tissue; article; controlled study; electrophysiology; light exposure; mathematical model; mouse; nerve conduction; nonhuman; optic nerve; parameter; photon; photoreceptor; photostimulation; priority journal; retina; retina bipolar gang Bipolar cell; Electrophysiology; mGluR6; Mouse retina; Scotopic; Vision

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/77694

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Visual Neuroscience

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1017/S0952523804215048

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