title: Retinal development: on the crest of an exciting wave.
abstract: Propagated waves of excitation in developing neural tissues may be a critical feature of maturation. Recent findings shed new light on the mechanisms underlying these waves.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 94143, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Copenhagen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*