Contrast gain, signal-to-noise ratio, and linearity in light-adapted blowfly photoreceptors

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 593-621

  Juusola, M ^a   Kouvalainen, E ^a   Jarvilehto M ^a   Weckstrom M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VISION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMAL; DIPTERA; MATHEMATICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028065042     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.104.3.593     Document Type: Article

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