The retinal ganglion cells that drive the pupilloconstrictor response in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 787, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-202

  Young, Michael J ^a,b   Lund, Raymond D ^a  

^a Dept Pathol Inst O   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pretectum; Pupil; Reflex

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CELL SIZE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; RATS; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STILBAMIDINES; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032559871     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01473-X     Document Type: Article

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