Distribution of retinal cone photoreceptor oil droplets, and identification of associated carotenoids in crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)

Zoological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 514-521

  Rahman, Mohammad Lutfur ^a,b   Yoshida, Kazuyuki ^a   Maeda, Isamu ^a   Tanaka, Hideuki ^a   Sugita, Shoei ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chittagong Government Veterinary College   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; oil droplets; retina; saponification

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CROW; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA CONE;

ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CROWS; OILS; RETINA; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS;

CORVUS MACRORHYNCHOS;

EID: 77954468927     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.27.514     Document Type: Article

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