Structure of the cone photoreceptor mosaic in the retinal periphery of adult humans: Analysis as a function of age, sex, and hemifield

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 201, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-316

  Kimble, Toya D H ^a   Williams, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Aliasing; Nearest neighbor analysis; Nyquist limit; Photoreceptor; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA CONE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0034072628     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004290050319     Document Type: Article

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