Vertebrate ancient (VA) opsin and extraretinal photoreception in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1925-1936

  Philp, Alisdair R ^a   Garcia Fernandez, Jose M ^b   Soni, Bobby G ^a   Lucas, Robert J ^a   Bellingham, James ^a   Foster, Russell G ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Extraretinal photoreceptor; Immunocytochemistry; In situ hybridisation; Opsin; Pineal; Salmo salar; Teleost fish; VA opsin; Vertebrate photoreception

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TRANSDUCIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA CONE; RETINA; SALMON; SCOTOPSIN; VERTEBRATE ANCIENT OPSIN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; OPSIN; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RODS (RETINA); SALMO SALAR; TRANSDUCIN;

SALMO SALAR; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033938942     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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