Increased absolute light sensitivity in Himalayan mice with cold-induced ocular pigmentation

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 841-849

  Balkema, Grant W ^a   Macdonald, Shannon ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albino; Hypopigmentation; Light adaptation; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; COLD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARK ADAPTATION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; COLD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARK ADAPTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MELANINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0032170925     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523898155062     Document Type: Article

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