Estimation of the L-, M-, and S-cone weights of the postreceptoral detection mechanisms

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 906-915

  Sankeralli, Marcel J ^a   Mullen, Kathy T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0002288925     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.000906     Document Type: Article

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