Variation in sensitivity, absorption and density of the central rod distribution with eccentricity

Acta Anatomica

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 163-168

  Tomow, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optical density; Rhodopsin; Rod photopigment density; Rod sensitivity; Scanning laser densitometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA ROD; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CELL COUNT; DARK ADAPTATION; DENSITOMETRY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; RHODOPSIN; RODS (RETINA); SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0031774298     PISSN: 00015180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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