Genetic influence on contrast sensitivity in middle-aged male twins

Vision Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2179-2186

  Cronin Golomb, Alice ^a   Panizzon, Matthew S ^a   Lyons, Michael J ^a   Franz, Carol E ^b   Grant, Michael D ^a   Jacobson, Kristen C ^c   Eisen, Seth A ^d   Laudate, Thomas M ^a   Kremen, William S ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Contrast; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGISTRIES; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VIETNAM CONFLICT; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34447333079     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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