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, Julio E. Robles, Beatriz Rubio, Yaqoub Yusuf, Erin E. Rose, Daniel E. Brown, Priscilla E. Perry, Elizabeth C. Hamada, 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.
bioRxiv · Jun 28, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience