Tests of the mouse visual system

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 531-536

  Pinto, Lawrence H ^a   Enroth Cugell, Christina ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RETINA; SCREENING TEST; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; RETINA; VISION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033855156     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003350010102     Document Type: Article

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