Extraocular spectral photosensitivity in the tentacles of Hydra vulgaris.
Guertin S1, Kass-Simon G2.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology.Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol.2015 Jun;184:163-70. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.02.016. Epub 2015 Feb 25.
Previous electrophysiological studies on the cnidarian Hydra vulgaris have shown that hydra have a highly developed and specific photoresponse despite their lack of any structure recognizable as a traditional photoreceptor. In an effort to identify the site of hydra's photoreceptors, we recorded ext
Biological Significance of Photoreceptor Photocycle Length: VIVID Photocycle Governs the Dynamic VIVID-White Collar Complex Pool Mediating Photo-adaptation and Response to Changes in Light Intensity.
PLoS genetics.PLoS Genet.2015 May 15;11(5):e1005215. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005215. eCollection 2015.
Most organisms on earth sense light through the use of chromophore-bearing photoreceptive proteins with distinct and characteristic photocycle lengths, yet the biological significance of this adduct decay length is neither understood nor has been tested. In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa V
BACKGROUND: This study compared post-operative quality of life and sleep according to the type of cataract opacity and color of the implanted intra-ocular lens (IOL).METHODS: This is a cohort study and participants were 206 patients (average age 74.1 years) undergoing cataract surgery with the impla