Kainate receptors mediate synaptic transmission between cones and ‘Off’ bipolar cells in a mammalian retina

Direct synaptic connections between rods

Direct synaptic connections between rods and OFF cone bipolar cells in the rabbit retina

✍ Wei Li; Joyce W. Keung; Stephen C. Massey 📂 Article 📅 2004 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 831 KB

## Abstract Mammalian retinal circuits are broadly divided into rod and cone pathways, responsible for dark‐ and light‐adapted vision, respectively. The classic rod pathway employs a single type of rod bipolar cell, which synapses with AII amacrine cells. AII amacrine cells then pass the signal to