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ERG Measurements in the Dog, Cat and Monkey for Toxicology Specially Type of Electrode and Anesthesia for ERG Recordings

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Electroretinograms in different species are related to the retinal structure and histology : prevalence of rods in nocturnal animals (rats), prevalence of cones in diurnal animals (squirrel) and the aspect of electroretinogram is related to the species.

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Clerc, B., Sayn, MJ. (1995). ERG Measurements in the Dog, Cat and Monkey for Toxicology Specially Type of Electrode and Anesthesia for ERG Recordings. In: Weisse, I., Hockwin, O., Green, K., Tripathi, R.C. (eds) Ocular Toxicology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1887-7_4

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