Pupillary Control Pathways

The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 521-536

  McDougal, D H ^a   Gamlin, P D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisocoria; Ciliary ganglion; Ciliospinal center; Edinger Westphal nucleus; Intrinsically photoreceptive retinal ganglion cells; Melanopsin; Pretectum; Pupil; Pupillary light reflex; Pupillary near response; Relative afferent pupillary defect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882513284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370880-9.00282-6     Document Type: Chapter

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