The ventral nerve photoreceptor of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus has been used for many years to investigate basic mechanisms of invertebrate phototransduction. The activation of rhodopsin ...

Two new compounds may be able to treat retinitis pigmentosa, a group of inherited eye diseases that cause blindness. The ...

A new study reveals the potential of two compounds in treating retinitis pigmentosa, a blinding genetic disorder. These compounds, identified through virtual screening, have shown promising results in ...

through the retraction of photoreceptor processes and the incorporation of new contacts 114,126. Bi-plexiform ganglion cells develop 37. A highly organized three-layered neuronal structure with ...

In this study, Professor Bernier's team developed a method to coax stem cells into forming sheets of cells that recapitulate the structure ... versions of the cone photoreceptor cells, which ...