Persistence of masking responses to light in mice lacking rods and cones

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 585-588

  Mrosovsky, N ^a   Lucas, Robert J ^b   Foster, Russell G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cones; Irradiance; Masking; Phase shifting; Retinal degeneration; Rods

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; C3H MOUSE; COLOR; LETTER; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD;

ANIMALS; COLOR; CONES (RETINA); LIGHT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; RODS (RETINA);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035206354     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873001129002277     Document Type: Letter

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