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Canonical PKCα-immunoreactive rod bipolar cells are present in nocturnal snakes but not in diurnal snakes

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By David J. Gower, Nicholas R. Casewell, Silke Haverkamp, Einat Hauzman, Juliana H. Tashiro, Dora Fix Ventura, Kathleen F. Grego
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Abstract A series of studies have described aspects of outer-retinal morphology and visual opsins in different snake species. Among squamate reptiles, snakes stand out for their diversity in photoreceptor morphotypes and pronounced differences in retinal architecture between diurnal and nocturnal species. Diurnal snakes have a cone-dominated retina, lacking typical rods, but containing a transmuted, cone-like rod and exhibiting a low photoreceptor density.
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