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Localisation and origin of the bacteriochlorophyll-derived photosensitizer in the retina of the deep-sea dragon fish Malacosteus niger

Most deep-sea fish have a single visual pigment maximally sensitive at short wavelengths, approximately matching the spectrum of both downwelling sunlight and bioluminescence. However, Malcosteus niger produces far-red bioluminescence and its longwave retinal sensitivity is enhanced by red-shifted v...

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Autores principales: Douglas, Ronald H., Genner, Martin J., Hudson, Alan G., Partridge, Julian C., Wagner, Hans-Joachim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5171636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27996027
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep39395