Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis)
This paper reports a study of cone photoreceptors present in the retina of Manis tricuspis. Specifically, the LWS (L-) opsin expressed in longwave-sensitive cones and SWS1 (S-) opsin shortwave-sensitive cones were targeted. Vertical sections revealed reactivity to a cone marker, peanut agglutinin (P...
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| author | Adejoke J. Adekanmbi Adefisayo A. Adekanmbi Oluwole B. Akinola |
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| description | This paper reports a study of cone photoreceptors present in the retina of Manis tricuspis. Specifically, the LWS (L-) opsin expressed in longwave-sensitive cones and SWS1 (S-) opsin shortwave-sensitive cones were targeted. Vertical sections revealed reactivity to a cone marker, peanut agglutinin (PNA), and to an LWS antibody, but not to an SWS1 antibody. This suggests that the Manis tricuspis visual system is not able to discriminate shorter wavelengths from longer wavelengths because the short wavelength cones are not expressed in their retina. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-219747ec3f4b4e069249d69f6f8d47d62025-08-20T02:04:05ZengWileyScientifica2090-908X2016-01-01201610.1155/2016/15354901535490Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis)Adejoke J. Adekanmbi0Adefisayo A. Adekanmbi1Oluwole B. Akinola2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, PMB 5017 GPO, Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University College Hospital Ibadan, PMB 5017, Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, NigeriaThis paper reports a study of cone photoreceptors present in the retina of Manis tricuspis. Specifically, the LWS (L-) opsin expressed in longwave-sensitive cones and SWS1 (S-) opsin shortwave-sensitive cones were targeted. Vertical sections revealed reactivity to a cone marker, peanut agglutinin (PNA), and to an LWS antibody, but not to an SWS1 antibody. This suggests that the Manis tricuspis visual system is not able to discriminate shorter wavelengths from longer wavelengths because the short wavelength cones are not expressed in their retina.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1535490 |
| spellingShingle | Adejoke J. Adekanmbi Adefisayo A. Adekanmbi Oluwole B. Akinola Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) Scientifica |
| title | Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) |
| title_full | Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) |
| title_fullStr | Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) |
| title_short | Short Wavelength Cone Opsin Is Not Expressed in the Retina of Arboreal African Pangolin (Manis tricuspis) |
| title_sort | short wavelength cone opsin is not expressed in the retina of arboreal african pangolin manis tricuspis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1535490 |
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