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The electrical activity of rat retinal ganglion cells is described. It was found that most such cells generate tonic discharges, while cells that demonstrate a phasic type of activity are less numerous.
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Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 39, Nos. 4/5, pp. 382–384, July–October, 2007.
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Kolodin, Y.A., Veselovsky, N.S., Veselovskaya, N.N. et al. Electrical activity of rat retinal ganglion cells. Neurophysiology 39, 334–336 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11062-007-0048-z
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