Retinal rod photoreceptors

The purpose of this study was to identify transcripts of retinal rod photoreceptors of the zebrafish. The zebrafish is an important animal model for vision science due to rapid and tractable development, persistent neurogenesis of rods throughout the lifespan, and capacity for functional retinal regeneration.

18p vibeauty 23-10-2021 10 0   Download

Cone photoreceptors have faster light responses than rods and a higher demand for 11-cisretinal (11cRAL), the chromophore of visual pigments. RPE65 is the isomerohydrolase in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) that converts all-transretinyl ester to 11-cisretinol, a key step in the visual cycle for regenerating 11cRAL.

14p cosis54 04-01-2013 29 2   Download