Retinal receptors in rodents maximally sensitive to ultraviolet light
- 1 October 1991
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 353 (6345), 655-656
- https://doi.org/10.1038/353655a0
Abstract
High sensitivity to near-ultraviolet light is a fundamental feature of vision in many invertebrates. Among vertebrates there are some amphibians, birds and fishes that are also sensitive to near-ultraviolet wavelengths. This sensitivity can be achieved through a class of cone photoreceptor containing an ultraviolet-sensitive pigment. 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.Keywords
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