We characterized morphological effects of the endogenous excitotoxin, glutamate in ex vivo retinal segments prepared from 30-day-old rats. Initial changes induced by glutamate consisted of reversible, sodium-dependent Mu ¨ller cell swelling. This glial swelling was mimicked by glutamate transport su
Possible role of the Müller cell in uptake and metabolism of glutamate in the mammalian outer retina
✍ Scribed by A. Derouiche
- Book ID
- 117240752
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 925 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0042-6989
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