Estimates of L:M cone ratio from ERG flicker photometry and genetics

Journal of Vision

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 531-542

  Carroll, Joseph ^a   Neitz, Jay ^a   Neitz, Maureen ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Color vision; Cone photopigments; Electroretinogram; ERG; L:M cone ratio; Opsin genes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MESSENGER RNA; VISUAL PIGMENT; OPSIN;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ACTION POTENTIAL; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EYE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; RETINA CONE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; CONES (RETINA); ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPSIN; PHOTOMETRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0038181021     PISSN: 15347362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/2.8.1     Document Type: Article

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