RETINAL RECEPTORS IN RODENTS MAXIMALLY SENSITIVE TO ULTRAVIOLET-LIGHT

被引：332

作者：

JACOBS, GH

NEITZ, J

DEEGAN, JF

机构：

[1] Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara

来源：

NATURE | 1991年 / 353卷 / 6345期

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D O I：

10.1038/353655a0

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

HIGH sensitivity to near-ultraviolet light is a fundamental feature of vision in many invertebrates 1,2. Among vertebrates there are some amphibians, birds and fishes that are also sensitive to near-ultraviolet wavelengths 3-6. This sensitivity can be achieved through a class of cone photoreceptor containing an ultraviolet-sensitive pigment 7-9. Although these receptors were thought not to exist in the eyes of mammals, we now report that some rodents have a retinal mechanism that is maximally sensitive to ultraviolet light.

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