The effect of pupil size on stimulation of the melanopsin containing retinal ganglion cells, as evaluated by monochromatic pupillom

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn FEB, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nissen, Claus ^a   Sander, Birgit ^a   Lund Andersen, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dilatation; Melanopsin; Retinal ganglion cells; The pupillary light reflex

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865838969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2011.00092     Document Type: Article

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