Structure determines function of the retina, a neural center. 4. The 'duplex' nature of vision

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-474

  Sjostrand F S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification of photoreceptors; Critical flicker frequency; Dark adaptation; Duplicity theory; Purkinje shift; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEURONS; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; VISION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032175074     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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