Comparative retinal ganglion cell and optic nerve morphology

Veterinary Ophthalmology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-11

  Brooks, Dennis E ^a   Komàromy, Andràs M ^a   Källberg, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cat; Dog; Horse; Optic nerve; Primate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS CATUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0002590936     PISSN: 14635216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-5224.1999.00047.x     Document Type: Review

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