The effect of form deprivation on retinal leu-enkephalin levels is mediated by a rod-driven pathway

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 24, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 58-60

  Megaw, Pam ^a   McKenzie, Christine ^a   Geue, Adrian ^a   Morgan, Ian G ^b   Boelen, Meeuwis K ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RETINA ROD; VISUAL DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0029815439     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1996.tb00997.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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