Spectral sensitivity and color vision in invertebrates
H Autrum, MF Bennett, B Diehn, K Hamdorf… - … and Evolution of Vision …, 1979 - Springer
The visual world offers a variety of information that enables animals to orient themselves to
their surroundings. One specific feature of the visual information is the wavelength difference …
their surroundings. One specific feature of the visual information is the wavelength difference …
Induction of photoreceptor voltage noise in the dark in Drosophila mutant
RANDOMLY occurring, discrete voltage fluctuations (quantum bumps) have been recorded
in photoreceptors of several arthropods1–4. It is thought that these bumps sum to produce …
in photoreceptors of several arthropods1–4. It is thought that these bumps sum to produce …
Functional organization of the fly retina
RC Hardie - Progress in sensory physiology, 1985 - Springer
Anatomical Description of the Retina.............................. The Dioptric Apparatus............................
.............. The Pigment Cells............................................... The Basement Membrane …
.............. The Pigment Cells............................................... The Basement Membrane …
Nitrite and nitrate are formed by endogenous synthesis in the human intestine
SR Tannenbaum, D Fett, VR Young, PD Land… - Science, 1978 - science.org
Studies of nitrate balance in humans and analyses of fecal and ileostomy samples indicate
that nitrite and nitrate are formed de novo in the intestine, possibly by heterotrophic …
that nitrite and nitrate are formed de novo in the intestine, possibly by heterotrophic …
Hereditary retinal degeneration in Drosophila melanogaster. A mutant defect associated with the phototransduction process.
WA Harris, WS Stark - The Journal of general physiology, 1977 - rupress.org
Two genes in Drosophila, rdgA and rdgB, which when defective cause retinal degeneration,
were discovered by Hotta and Benzer (Hotta, Y., and S. Benzer. 1970. Proc. Natl, Acad. Sci …
were discovered by Hotta and Benzer (Hotta, Y., and S. Benzer. 1970. Proc. Natl, Acad. Sci …
The frontal eyes of crustaceans
R Elofsson - Arthropod structure & development, 2006 - Elsevier
Frontal eyes of crustaceans (previously called nauplius eye and frontal organs) are usually
simple eyes that send their axons to a medial brain centre in the anterior margin of the …
simple eyes that send their axons to a medial brain centre in the anterior margin of the …
Drosophila mutant with a transducer defect
B Minke - Biophysics of structure and mechanism, 1977 - Springer
The trp is a conditional phototransduction mutant of Drosophila. Direct electrical
measurements and shot noise analysis suggest that a prolonged intense light causes in the …
measurements and shot noise analysis suggest that a prolonged intense light causes in the …
The physiology of invertebrate visual pigments
H Autrum, MF Bennett, B Diehn, K Hamdorf… - … and Evolution of Vision …, 1979 - Springer
The visual pigments of all invertebrates investigated so far are membrane-coupled
chromoproteids having similar spectral absorption characteristics, the chromophore of which …
chromoproteids having similar spectral absorption characteristics, the chromophore of which …
The visual pigment and visual cycle of the lobster,Homarus
MS Bruno, SN Barnes, TH Goldsmith - Journal of comparative physiology, 1977 - Springer
The visual pigment of the American lobster, Homarus americanus, has been studied in
individual isolated rhabdoms by microspectrophotometry. Lobster rhodopsin has λ max at …
individual isolated rhabdoms by microspectrophotometry. Lobster rhodopsin has λ max at …
Isolation of light-induced response of the central retinula cells from the electroretinogram ofDrosophila
An intense blue light stimulus induces a prolonged depolarizing after-potential (PDA) in the
peripheral retinula cells, but not in the central retinula cells, of the Drosophila ommatidia …
peripheral retinula cells, but not in the central retinula cells, of the Drosophila ommatidia …