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M6. Sensory mechanisms of the retina.
Ragnar Granit: Sensory mechanisms of the retina. With an appendix on electroretinography. Oxford University Press. 1947, 412 p. Reprinted Ed. Hafner Publ. Co., New York, 1963.
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Front matter. Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I. The electrical signs of excitation and inhibition in the retina and
optic nerve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
II. The properties of rods and cones. Variations in area, intensity and
duration of the stimulus in dark and light adaptation. 'Flicker' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
III. The properties of the photosensitive substances and the mechanism
of excitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IV. Colour reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appendixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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