Comparison of electrical stimulation thresholds in normal and retinal degenerated mouse retina

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 345-349

  Suzuki, Satoshi ^a   Humayun, Mark S ^b   Weiland, James D ^a   Chen, Shih Jen ^a   Margalit, Eyal ^a   Piyathaisere, Duke V ^a   De Juan Jr , Eugene ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation threshold; Rd mouse; Retinal ganglion cells; Retinal prosthesis; Retinitis pigmentosa

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL THRESHOLD; WAVEFORM;

EID: 3543024505     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-004-0084-9     Document Type: Article

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