Quantitative and topographical study of retinal ganglion cells in the chameleon (Chameleo chameleon)

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 621-625

  Hassni, M El ^a   M'hamed, S Ba ^a   Reperant J ^b   Bennis, M ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b Lab d'Anat Comparee du Mus N   (France)

Author keywords

Fovea; Ganglion cell layer; Reptiles; Visual streak

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030819695     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00285-2     Document Type: Article

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