Melatonin administered systemically alters the properties of visual cortex cells in cat: Further evidence for a role in visual information processing

Vision Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1989, Pages 1089-1093

  Reuss, Stefan ^a   Kiefer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cat; Melatonin; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CAT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0024445230     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(89)90057-6     Document Type: Article

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