Absolute sensitivity of the electroretinogram and of the optic nerve action potential in the perfused feline eye

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 362-367

  Kuze, Manami ^a   Niemeyer, Günter ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Optic nerve response; Perfused cat eye; Scotopic threshold response; Threshold stimulus intensity

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ENUCLEATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; OXYGENATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0037709015     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(03)00079-0     Document Type: Article

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