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Functional significance of the taper of vertebrate cone photoreceptors

Vertebrate photoreceptors are commonly distinguished based on the shape of their outer segments: those of cones taper, whereas the ones from rods do not. The functional advantages of cone taper, a common occurrence in vertebrate retinas, remain elusive. In this study, we investigate this topic using...

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Autores principales: Hárosi, Ferenc I., Novales Flamarique, Iñigo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22250013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1085/jgp.201110692