Distribution of M retinal ganglion cells in diurnal and nocturnal new world monkeys

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 368, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 538-552

  Lima, Silene M A ^a   Silveira, Luiz Carlos L ^a   Perry, V Hugh ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capuchin monkey; neurofibrillar stain; owl monkey; parallel processing; vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE DEVELOPMENT; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISION;

ANIMALS; AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; CEBUS; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; MALE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0029942519     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960513)368:4<538::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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