The evolution and physiology of human color vision: Insights from molecular genetic studies of visual pigments

Neuron

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 299-312

  Nathans, Jeremy ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; VISUAL PIGMENT;

COLOR VISION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; ISOMER; MODEL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RETINA; REVIEW; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROSCOPY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0033212978     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80845-4     Document Type: Review

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