Photoreceptor and bipolar-cell contributions to the cat electroretinogram: A kinetic model for the early part of the flash response

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 613-622

  Robson, J G ^a   Frishman, L J ^b  

^a PHYSIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAT; CYTOLOGY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; NERVE BLOCK; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETINA;

ANIMALS; CATS; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE BLOCK; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS; REFERENCE VALUES; RETINA;

EID: 0030094721     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.000613     Document Type: Article

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