Ontogeny of the primate fovea: A central issue in retinal development

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 549-581

  Provis, Jan M ^a   Diaz, Claudia M ^a   Dreher, Bogdan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL HYPOXIA; CELL MIGRATION; EYE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA FOVEA; REVIEW;

EID: 0031915828     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(97)00079-8     Document Type: Article

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