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A dynamic model is proposed for the retinal cells, in particular bipolar and amacrine cells, in the vertebrate retina. On the basis of the relation between responses of retinal cells and their accompanying membrane resistance changes, the functional structure of the synaptic transmission of signals between retinal cells is incorporated into the model. Some simulated retinal cell responses are similar to experimental results in the vertebrate retina. The model may provide some means to study the mechanisms underlying the synaptic transmission between retinal cells.
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Hara, KI., Takabayashi, A. A dynamic model of retinal cells in the vertebrate retina. Biol. Cybernetics 20, 61–67 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327045
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