The role of activity in development of the visual system

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 2002, Pages

  Sengpiel, Frank ^a   Kind, Peter C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; BRAIN; FERRET; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETINA; REVIEW; VISION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FERRETS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURONS; RETINA; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

EID: 0036898604     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01318-0     Document Type: Review

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