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Telodendrial contacts between foveolar cone pedicles in the human retina

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The synaptic pedicles of foveolar cones in the human retina contact each other by means of telodendrial processes. Thus direct lateral coupling of photoreceptor terminals exists even in the area of highest acuity function.

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  1. Department of General and Comparative Physiology, Medical School, University of Vienna, Schwarzspanierstr. 17, A-1090, Vienna, Austria

    P. K. Ahnelt & R. Pflug

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This study was supported by the Austrian Fund for the Adv. of Scient. Res. (PNr. 4520). We are indebted to Dr Menapace and his colleagues (I. Augenklinik, Vienna) for providing material used in this study, to Prof. R. Mayr and Prof. H. Gruber, Dept. of Anatomy, for allowing us to use the fine structure laboratory. Dr H. Kolb helped with comments on the manuscript. K. Wolter and A. Silmbrod provided excellent technical assistance.

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Ahnelt, P.K., Pflug, R. Telodendrial contacts between foveolar cone pedicles in the human retina. Experientia 42, 298–300 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01942512

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