Ganglion cells of a short-wavelength-sensitive cone pathway in New World monkeys: Morphology and physiology

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 333-343

  Silveira, Luiz Carlos De Lima ^a   Lee, Barry B ^b   Yamada, Elizabeth S ^a   Kremers, Jan ^c   Hunt, David M ^d   Martin, Paul R ^d   Gomes, Francinaldo L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Departamento de Fisiologia ^*

Author keywords

Blue on ganglion cells; Callithrix jacchus; Cebus apella; Small field bistratified ganglion cells; SWS cones

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COLOR VISION; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; MALE; MARMOSET; METABOLISM; OPTIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; CEBUS; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONES (RETINA); DENDRITES; FEMALE; LIGHT; LYSINE; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0033103080     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523899162138     Document Type: Article

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