Fos expression in rat visual cortex induced by ocular input of ultraviolet light

Brain Research

Volumn 716, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 213-218

  Amir, Shimon ^a   Robinson, Barry ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fos immunohistochemistry; rat; ultraviolet light; ultraviolet vision; visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0029889964     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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