Retinal oxygen supply shaped the functional evolution of the vertebrate eye

Retinal oxygen supply shaped the functional evolution of the vertebrate eye

The retina has a very high energy demand but lacks an internal blood supply in most vertebrates. Here we explore the hypothesis that oxygen diffusion limited the evolution of retinal morphology by reconstructing the evolution of retinal thickness and the various mechanisms for retinal oxygen supply,...

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Main Authors: Christian Damsgaard, Henrik Lauridsen, Anette MD Funder, Jesper S Thomsen, Thomas Desvignes, Dane A Crossley II, Peter R Møller, Do TT Huong, Nguyen T Phuong, H William Detrich III, Annemarie Brüel, Horst Wilkens, Eric Warrant, Tobias Wang, Jens R Nyengaard, Michael Berenbrink, Mark Bayley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-12-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
vertebrate
haemoglobin
capillaries
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/52153

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/52153

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