Photoreceptor Coupling Mediated by Connexin36 in the Primate Retina
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Photoreceptor coupling mediated by connexin36 in the primate retina.
Photoreceptors are coupled via gap junctions in many mammalian species. Cone-to-cone coupling is thought to improve sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio, while rod-to-cone coupling provides an alternative rod pathway active under twilight or mesopic conditions (Smith et al., 1986; DeVries et al., 2002; Hornstein et al., 2005). Gap junctions are composed of connexins, and connexin36 (Cx36), the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4749-11.2012