A new retinal photoreceptor should affect lighting practice

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-376

  Berman, Sam M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 58049213347     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153508097975     Document Type: Letter

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