Receptive-field microstructure of blue-yellow ganglion cells in primate retina

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 889-893

  Chichilnisky, E J ^a,b   Baylor, D A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACACA; MALE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SYNAPSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0033306578     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/13189     Document Type: Article

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