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Canine retina has a primate fovea-like bouquet of cone photoreceptors which is affected by inherited macular degenerations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Beltran William A, Cideciyan Artur V, Guziewicz Karina E, Iwabe Simone, Swider Malgorzata, Scott Erin M, Savina Svetlana V, Ruthel Gordon, Stefano Frank, Zhang Lingli, Zorger Richard, Sumaroka Alexander, Jacobson Samuel G, Aguirre Gustavo D
Abstract excerpt
Retinal areas of specialization confer vertebrates with the ability to scrutinize corresponding regions of their visual field with greater resolution. A highly specialized area found in haplorhine primates (including humans) is the fovea centralis which is defined by a high density of cone photoreceptors connected individually to interneurons, and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) that are offset to form a pit...
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