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Neurochemistry: Is GABA the neurotransmitter for some photoreceptors?

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Yazulla, S. Neurochemistry: Is GABA the neurotransmitter for some photoreceptors?. Nature 320, 685–686 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1038/320685a0

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