Animals; Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells; Retina; Light; Whales; Strigiformes; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all); Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all); General Agricultural and Biological Sciences; General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Abstract :
[en] When exposed to sudden changes in light intensity, rod-dominated retinas of animals with highly sensitive dim-vision risk critical damage. A new study finds that owls and deep-diving whales have evolved an identical photoprotection mechanism to delay toxic all-trans retinal release, a discovery with potential medical implications.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Lienard, Marjorie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > GIGA > GIGA Molecular Biology of Diseases ; Department of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 35B, 22362 Lund, Sweden. Electronic address: marjorie.lienard@biol.lu.se
Language :
English
Title :
Sensory evolution: A dazzling hack to cope with bright light in owls and whales.
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