B wave of the scotopic (rod) electroretinogram as a measure of the activity of human on-bipolar cells

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

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 623-633

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

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b RETINA FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHWEST   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA ROD; REVIEW;

DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; RODS (RETINA);

EID: 0030096426     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.13.000623     Document Type: Article

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