In addition to rod photoreceptor loss ... Here we show in animals with rod and cone degeneration due to mutations in the genes encoding rhodopsin and cGMP phosphodiesterase β-subunit (PDE ...

A recent article published in Scientific Reports explored the morphology of human cone photoreceptor mosaic. Researchers ...

How they do so is now being elucidated. We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to red, green, and blue, while dimness or brightness is detected by ...

Researchers have elucidated how a single photoreceptor in the pineal gland of zebrafish detects color. We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to red ...

Unlike the uniform pixels of a camera sensor, the cone photoreceptors in the fovea are arranged in a distinctive pattern unique to each individual. Additionally, our eyes make continuous ...

Based on in situ hybridization and hypothyroid studies, thyroid hormone appears to target photoreceptor development ... larger number of cells expressing cone markers. Furthermore, cells cultured ...