title: [Clinical electroretinography in the dog. Part 1].
abstract: In the first of three parts of this investigation the clinical importance and the principal indications for electroretinography are presented. The histology and ultrastructure of the retina with special emphasis on the photoreceptors and the second order neurons are discussed. A section is devoted to the history of electroretinography in man and animals. The components of the ERG and their origin are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Veterinär-chirurgische Klinik, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Spiess
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leber-Zürcher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D004596:Electroretinography / Q000662:veterinary*; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010786:Photoreceptor Cells / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Klinische Elektroretinographie beim Hund. 1. Teil.