Differences in neuroretinal function between adult males and females

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 602-607

  Ozawa, Glen Y ^a   Bearse, Marcus A ^a   Harrison, Wendy W ^b   Bronson Castain, Kevin W ^a   Schneck, Marilyn E ^a   Barez, Shirin ^a   Adams, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Electroretinogram; Gender; Male female differences; Multifocal electroretinogram; Sex

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GYNECOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ELECTRORETINOGRAMS; GENDER; MALE-FEMALE DIFFERENCES; MULTIFOCAL ELECTRORETINOGRAM; SEX;

PROSTHETICS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RETINA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84901686874     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000255     Document Type: Article

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