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Formation and Utilization of 11-CIS Vitamin a by the Eye Tissues During Light and Dark Adaptation

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HUBBARD, R., DOWLING, J. Formation and Utilization of 11-CIS Vitamin a by the Eye Tissues During Light and Dark Adaptation. Nature 193, 341–343 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193341a0

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