Retinal ganglion cell density of the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis): Calculating visual resolution

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-220

  Pettigrew, John D ^a   Manger, Paul R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area centralis; Ganglion cell layer; Mammal; Perissodactyl; Retina; Whole mount

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICEROS BICORNIS; MALE; MYOPIA; NONHUMAN; PERISSODACTYLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; MALE; OPTIC DISK; PERISSODACTYLA; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 42649131031     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: 14698714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523808080498     Document Type: Article

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