Functional consequences of the relative numbers of L and M cones

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 607-614

  Brainard, David H ^a   Roorda, Austin ^b   Yamauchi, Yasuki ^c   Calderone, Jack B ^a   Metha, Andrew ^d   Neitz, Maureen ^e   Neitz, Jay ^e   Williams, David R ^c   Jacobs, Gerald H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; CELLS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

HUMAN EYES;

COLOR VISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL COUNT; COLOR; COLOR VISION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONES (RETINA); ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0034146206     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.000607     Document Type: Article

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