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. 1959 Dec;149(3):537–562.1. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1959.sp006360

Intraretinal recording with micropipette electrodes in the intact cat eye

K T Brown, T N Wiesel
PMCID: PMC1363262  PMID: 13804971

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