Electroretinographic responses that may reflect activity of parvo- and magnocellular post-receptoral visual pathways

Journal of Vision

Volumn 8, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Kremers, Jan ^a,b   Link, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone opponency; Electroretinography; L cones; Luminance; M cones; Magnocellular; Parvocellular

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 56849102429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/8.15.11     Document Type: Article

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