The eyelid and its contribution to eye movements

Developments in Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2007, Pages 110-131

  Helmchen, C ^a,b   Rambold, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYELID; HUMAN; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; EYELIDS; HUMANS;

EID: 34249749019     PISSN: 02503751     EISSN: 16622790     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000100352     Document Type: Review

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