Adaptive Radiation of the Pineal System
| Autor: | D.J. Eder, D.I. Hamasaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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| Zdroj: | The Visual System in Vertebrates ISBN: 9783642664700 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-642-66468-7_9 |
| Popis: | In lower vertebrates an intracranial structure exists which contains typical photoreceptors and which responds to light falling on the surface of the head by an inhibition of neural activity. In higher vertebrates this structure lacks photoreceptors but its biochemical activity is influenced by light falling on the lateral eyes. This remarkable structure is the Pineal, and it is found in almost all vertebrates. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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