Connexin36 Forms Synapses Essential for Night Vision
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Connexin36 Forms Synapses Essential for Night Vision
Rod signals reach ganglion cells via at least five pathways. A new study in this issue of Neuron shows that all pathways from rods to ON-type ganglion cells require connexin36. This is the first physiological demonstration in mammals that a well-defined neural circuit requires a gap junction as an obligatory transmission step.
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuron
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0896-6273
DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(02)01062-0