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Light energy is known to produce some distinct changes in photopigment molecules of invertebrates (Goldsmith 1964); the question may then arise of whether photoreceptor structures containing such pigments (Langer and Thorell 1965, 1966) also show some alterations at the ultrastructural level. Since the normal fine-structure of many invertebrate photoreceptors has been clarified in the last decade (see, for example, Eakin 1965; Röhlich 1967), the basis for experimental investigations has been established. It is surprising, however, that very few results have been reported on the ultrastructural effects of altered light conditions (Röhlich and Török 1962; Röhlich and Törö 1965; Eguchi and Waterman 1967). The present paper will describe some distinct and reproducible changes induced by light and prolonged darkness on the photoreceptor of two invertebrate species.
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Röhlich, P. (1968). Fine Structural Changes Induced in Photoreceptors by Light and Prolonged Darkness. In: Salánki, J. (eds) Neurobiology of Invertebrates. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8618-0_8
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