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The functionally plastic rod photoreceptors in the simplex retina of Little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) exhibit a hybrid rod-cone morphology and enhanced synaptic connectivity.
Laura Magaña-Hernández, Abhiniti S. Wagh, Jessamyn G. Fathi…·Ivan Anastassov
This paper examines the ultrastructural characteristics of rod photoreceptors in the simplex retina of Little skate, finding a hybrid rod-cone morphology and enhanced synaptic connectivity that may explain their functional plasticity across lighting conditions.
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