Neural interactions between cone photoreceptors and horizontal cells in the turtle (Mauremys caspicd) retina

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-13

  Asi, Husam ^a,b   Perlman, Ido ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Color opponency; Flash sensitivity; Linear range

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE; TURTLE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONES (RETINA); MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TURTLES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0031611670     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952523898146047     Document Type: Article

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