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Electrophysiology of the Retina: Further Studies on Cold-Blooded Retina

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Because of their larger size the cells of the lower vertebrate retinae have been examined preferentially in the classical studies on intracellularly recorded responses. We may therefore continue with this study by considering further features.

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  1. St. Thomas’s Hospital, Southampton University Medical Schools, London, UK

    Hugh Davson DSc (Lond) (Visiting Professor of Physiology, Honorary Research Fellow, Fellow)

  2. King’s College, London, UK

    Hugh Davson DSc (Lond) (Visiting Professor of Physiology, Honorary Research Fellow, Fellow)

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    Hugh Davson DSc (Lond) (Visiting Professor of Physiology, Honorary Research Fellow, Fellow)

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Davson, H. (1990). Electrophysiology of the Retina: Further Studies on Cold-Blooded Retina. In: Physiology of the Eye. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09997-9_11

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