Retinal ganglion cells regenerating through the peripheral nerve graft retain their electroretinographic responses and mediate light-induced behavior

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 187-194

  Kittlerová, Pavla ^a   Valoušková, Věra ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electroretinographic responses (ERGs); Light escape task; Peripheral nerve graft; Rat; Regeneration; Retinal ganglion cells; Superior colliculus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; LIGHT; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; TRANSPLANTATION; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; LIGHT; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034223244     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(00)00184-4     Document Type: Article

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