True S-cones are concentrated in the ventral mouse retina and wired for color detection in the upper visual field
Color, an important visual cue for survival, is encoded by comparing signals from photoreceptors with different spectral sensitivities. The mouse retina expresses a short wavelength-sensitive and a middle/long wavelength-sensitive opsin (S- and M-opsin), forming opposing, overlapping gradients along...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-05-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/56840 |