Diurnal variation in the £-wave implicit time of the human electroretinogram

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-67

  Hankins, M W ^a,b,c   Jones, R J M ^a   Ruddock, K H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

b wave; Circadian; Diurnal variation; Electroretinogram (ERG); Human

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA ROD;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; RODS (RETINA);

EID: 0031607945     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952523898151118     Document Type: Article

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