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Photovoltage of rods and cones in the macaque retina.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7754386     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The kinetics, gain, and reliability of light responses of rod and cone photoreceptors are important determinants of overall visual sensitivity. In voltage recordings from photoreceptors in an intact primate retina, rods were found to be functionally isolated from each other, unlike the tightly coupled rods of cold-blooded vertebrates. Cones were observed to receive excitatory input from rods, which indicates that the cone pathway also processes rod signals. This input might be expected to degrade the spatial resolution of mesopic vision.
Authors:
D M Schneeweis; J L Schnapf
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Publication Detail:
Type:  In Vitro; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Science (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  268     ISSN:  0036-8075     ISO Abbreviation:  Science     Publication Date:  1995 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-06-22     Completed Date:  1995-06-22     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404511     Medline TA:  Science     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1053-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0730, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Kinetics
Light*
Macaca fascicularis
Membrane Potentials / radiation effects
Photic Stimulation / methods
Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells / physiology*,  radiation effects
Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells / physiology*,  radiation effects
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
F32-EY06399/EY/NEI NIH HHS; R01-EY07642/EY/NEI NIH HHS

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