The eyes of deep-sea fish I: Lens pigmentation, tapeta and visual pigments

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 597-636

  Douglas, R H ^a   Partridge, J C ^a   Marshall, N J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; VISUAL PIGMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; FISH; LENS; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYLOGENY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; VISION;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLINS; FISHES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; OCEANS AND SEAS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINAL PIGMENTS;

EID: 0031709294     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-9462(98)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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