Retinal ganglion cells in the albino rat: Revised morphological classification

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 309-323

  Huxlin, Krystel R ^a,b   Goodchild, Ann K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha; And RG(c); Delta; Groups RGgA; RGB

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DENDRITIC CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; CARBOCYANINES; COLORING AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

EID: 0030791340     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970825)385:2<309::AID-CNE9>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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