Comparative retinal morphology of the platypus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 272, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 949-957

  Zeiss, Caroline J ^a   Schwab, Ivan R ^b   Murphy, Christopher J ^c   Dubielzig, Richard W ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cones; Duck billed platypus; Hagfish; Lamprey; Lungfish; Opsins; Rods

Indexed keywords

CONE OPSIN; RHODOPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; EYE; FISH; HISTOLOGY; PLATYPUS; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONE OPSINS; EYE; FISHES; PLATYPUS; RETINA; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RHODOPSIN;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; CHONDRICHTHYES; DIPNOI; EPTATRETUS STOUTII; EUTHERIA; HAGFISH; LEPIDOSIRENIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; PETROMYZON; PETROMYZON MARINUS; PETROMYZONTIDAE; REPTILIA; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79960011513     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: 10974687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10959     Document Type: Article

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