The nature of retinal radiation damage: Dependence on wavelength, power level and exposure time

Vision Research

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1980, Pages 1105-1111

  Ham Jr , William T ^a   Ruffolo Jr , John J ^a   Mueller, Harold A ^a   Guerry III, DuPont ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MACACA; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RETINA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMAL; MACACA MULATTA; MELANINS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RETINA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0019107188     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(80)90047-4     Document Type: Article

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