Molecular genetics of color vision and color vision defects

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 691-700

  Neitz, Maureen ^a   Neitz, Jay ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034115788     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.118.5.691     Document Type: Article

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