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A novel cellular structure in the retina of insectivorous birds

The keen visual systems of birds have been relatively well-studied. The foundations of avian vision rest on their cone and rod photoreceptors. Most birds use four cone photoreceptor types for color vision, a fifth cone for achromatic tasks, and a rod for dim-light vision. The cones, along with their...

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Autores principales: Tyrrell, Luke P., Teixeira, Leandro B. C., Dubielzig, Richard R., Pita, Diana, Baumhardt, Patrice, Moore, Bret A., Fernández-Juricic, Esteban
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6811557/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31645645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51774-w