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Optokinetic behavior is reversed in achiasmatic mutant zebrafish larvae.
Current biology : CB - 18 May 2000
Rick J M, Horschke I, Neuhauss S C
Abstract excerpt
The vertebrate optokinetic nystagmus (OKN) is a compensatory oculomotor behavior that is evoked by movement of the visual environment. It functions to stabilize visual images on the retina. The OKN can be experimentally evoked by rotating a drum fitted with stripes around the animal and has been studied extensively in many vertebrate species, including teleosts. This simple behavior has earlier been used to...
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