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Electrical Synapses in Retinal ON Cone Bipolar Cells: Subtype-Specific Expression of Connexins by Han, Yi, Massey, Stephen C., Stevens, Charles F.

“…Retinal bipolar cells are known to form a complex, interconnecting network through electrical synapses that are either heterologous (with amacrine cells) or…”
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Simultaneous Contribution of Two Rod Pathways to AII Amacrine and Cone Bipolar Cell Light Responses by Trexler, E. Brady, Li, Wei, Massey, Stephen C

“…Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas Submitted 10 June 2004; accepted in final form 28 October…”
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Direct synaptic connections between rods and OFF cone bipolar cells in the rabbit retina by Li, Wei, Keung, Joyce W., Massey, Stephen C.

“…Mammalian retinal circuits are broadly divided into rod and cone pathways, responsible for dark‐ and light‐adapted vision, respectively. The classic rod…”
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Rod pathways in the mammalian retina use connexin 36 by Mills, Stephen L., O'Brien, Jennifer J., Li, Wei, O'Brien, John, Massey, Stephen C.

“…Many neurons in the mammalian retina are coupled by means of gap junctions. Here, we show that, in rabbit retina, an antibody to connexin 36 heavily labels…”
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Light Signaling in Scotopic Conditions in the Rabbit, Mouse and Rat Retina: A Physiological and Anatomical Study by Protti, Dario A, Flores-Herr, Nicolas, Li, Wei, Massey, Stephen C, Wassle, Heinz

“…1 Discipline of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences and Institute for Biomedical Research, The University of Sydney, Australia; 2 Department of…”
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AII amacrine cells limit scotopic acuity in central macaque retina: A confocal analysis of calretinin labeling by Mills, Stephen L., Massey, Stephen C.

“…We have used calretinin antibodies to label selectively the mosaic of AII amacrine cells in the macaque retina. Confocal analysis of double‐labeled material…”
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Antibody to calretinin stains AII amacrine cells in the rabbit retina: Double-label and confocal analyses by Massey, Stephen C., Mills, Stephen L.

“…The AII or rod amacrine cell is a critical interneuron in the rod pathway of mammalian retinae. In this report, it is shown that commercially available…”
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Pharmacology of Directionally Selective Ganglion Cells in the Rabbit Retina by Kittila, Christopher A, Massey, Stephen C

“…Christopher A. Kittila and Stephen C. Massey Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030 Kittila,…”
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Confocal Analysis of Reciprocal Feedback at Rod Bipolar Terminals in the Rabbit Retina by Zhang, Jian, Li, Wei, Trexler, E. Brady, Massey, Stephen C

“…Amacrine cells in the mammalian retina are famously diverse in shape and function. Here, we show that two wide-field GABA amacrine cells, S1 and S2, have…”
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A Series of Biotinylated Tracers Distinguishes Three Types of Gap Junction in Retina by Mills, Stephen L, Massey, Stephen C

“…Gap junctions serve many important roles in various tissues, but their abundance and diversity in neurons is only beginning to be understood. The tracer…”
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A calbindin‐immunoreactive cone bipolar cell type in the rabbit retina by Massey, Stephen C., Mills, Stephen L.

“…We have studied the distribution of the calcium‐binding protein calbindin in the adult rabbit retina by using a commercially available antibody and…”
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Glutamate receptors at rod bipolar ribbon synapses in the rabbit retina by Li, Wei, Trexler, E. Brady, Massey, Stephen C.

“…In the mammalian retina, maximum sensitivity is achieved in the rod pathway, which serves dark‐adapted vision. Rod bipolar cells carry the highly convergent…”
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Coupling from AII amacrine cells to ON cone bipolar cells is bidirectional by Trexler, E. Brady, Li, Wei, Mills, Stephen L., Massey, Stephen C.

“…The AII amacrine cell is a critical interneuron in the rod pathway of the mammalian retina. Rod signals pass into cone pathways by means of gap junctions…”
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AMPA receptors mediate acetylcholine release from starburst amacrine cells in the rabbit retina by Firth, Sally I., Li, Wei, Massey, Stephen C., Marshak, David W.

“…The light response of starburst amacrine cells is initiated by glutamate released from bipolar cells. To identify the receptors that mediate this response, we…”
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Stratification of α ganglion cells and ON/OFF directionally selective ganglion cells in the rabbit retina by Zhang, Jian, Li, Wei, Hoshi, Hideo, Mills, Stephen L, Massey, Stephen C

“…The correlation between cholinergic sensitivity and the level of stratification for ganglion cells was examined in the rabbit retina. As examples, we have used…”
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Transmitter circuits in the vertebrate retina by Massey, S C, Redburn, D A

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Coupling pattern of S1 and S2 amacrine cells in the rabbit retina by Li, Wei, Zhang, Jian, Massey, Stephen C

“…Previous studies have shown that indoleamine-accumulating cells (IACs) in the rabbit retina consist of two main cell types: S1 and S2 amacrine cells (Vaney,…”
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The kinetics of tracer movement through homologous gap junctions in the rabbit retina by Mills, S L, Massey, S C

“…Observation of the spread of biotinylated or fluorescent tracers following injection into a single cell has become one of the most common methods of…”
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Gap junctions between AII amacrine cells and calbindin-positive bipolar cells in the rabbit retina by Massey, S C, Mills, S L

“…Electrical synapses or gap junctions occur between many retinal neurons. However, in most cases, the gap junctions have not been visualized directly. Instead,…”
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Immunocytochemical localization of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the zebrafish retina by Connaughton, V P, Behar, T N, Liu, W L, Massey, S C

“…The patterns of glutamate, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and glycine distribution in the zebrafish retina were determined using immunocytochemical…”
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