Development of multibank rod retinae in deep-sea fishes

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 477-483

  Fröhlich, Eleonore ^a   Wagner, Hans Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deep sea fishes; Multibank retina; Pure rod retina; Retinal growth; Rod density

Indexed keywords

ANTIMORA ROSTRATA; CHAULIODUS SLOANI; CORYPHAENOIDES ARMATUS; CORYPHAENOIDES GUENTHERI;

EID: 2642706696     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095252389815304X     Document Type: Article

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