Novel identification of the different types of cones in the retina of the chicken

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 177-184

  Wai, Sen Mun ^a   Kung, Lai Sin ^a   Yew, David T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cones; Different types; Double; Single

Indexed keywords

OIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHICKEN; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CHICKENS; CONES (RETINA); MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0036553818     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019813805230     Document Type: Article

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