Overrepresentation of the central visual field in the superior colliculus of the pigmented and albino ferret

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 627-638

  Quevedo, C ^a   Hoffmann, K P ^a   Husemann, R ^a   Distler, C ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ganglion cell; Magnification; Map; Retinotectal; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030197547     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523800008531     Document Type: Article

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