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The vast majority of ‘oil-droplets’ in the dark and light-adapted retinal twin-cones ofPoecilia reticulata is of the ‘matrix-type’. In bright light (day light+overhead strip light) there occurs in some regions a very pronounced numerical change from ‘matrix’ to ‘cristate-type’, whereas other regions remain unaffected. The functional significance of these differences is discussed.
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Kunz, Y.W., Wise, C. Structural differences of cone ‘oil-droplets’ in the light and dark adapted retina ofPoecilia reticulata P.. Experientia 34, 246–249 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944706
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