Abnormalities of the retinal cone system in retinitis pigmentosa

Vision Research

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1699-1709

  Hood, Donald C ^a   Birch, David G ^b  

^a 406 Schermerhorn Hall ^*  (United States)

^b RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone receptor; Electroretinogram; Human; Retinal disease; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

A WAVE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029937553     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)00246-4     Document Type: Article

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