Evidence that retinal ganglion cell density affects foveal development

Perspectives on Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-211

  Leventhal, Audie G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell body; Dendritic field; Foveola; Monkey; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CEBIDAE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MACACA; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; FOVEA CENTRALIS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MORPHOGENESIS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SAIMIRI;

EID: 0030340233     PISSN: 10640517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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