Association of drusen deposition with choroidal intercapillary pillars in the aging human eye [PDF]
, 2004 PURPOSE. To determine the pattern of drusen accumulation with age and to investigate the initial sites of deposition and their relationship to choroidal capillaries in human donor eyes from the eye bank of Moorfields Eye Hospital.METHODS.
Al Hosaini, H +5 more
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Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2016 The structure of the pigment epithelium, photoreceptors and the cornea in the eye of a teleost, Sardinella aurita was examined by light and electron microscopy.
Mostafa Ali Salem
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Electro-oculography in bilateral optic neuropathy
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objective Effect of bilateral, optic neuropathy on the function of retinal pigment epithelium has not been investigated extensively to date. This study aimed to determine the effect of bilateral, optic neuropathy on light peak:dark trough ratio, light ...
Padmini Dahanayake +5 more
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Possible involvement of cone opsins in distinct photoresponses of intrinsically photosensitive dermal chromatophores in tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Dermal specialized pigment cells (chromatophores) are thought to be one type of extraretinal photoreceptors responsible for a wide variety of sensory tasks, including adjusting body coloration.
Shyh-Chi Chen +2 more
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Life history and ecological genetics of the colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri [PDF]
, 2015 The colonial ascidian Botryllus schlosseri is a cosmopolitan, marine filter feeder, introduced as a laboratory research organism in the 1950s. Currently, it is widely used in many laboratories to investigate a variety of biological questions.
Ballarin, Loriano +7 more
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An Atypical Migration Pattern of Tattoo Pigment
Cureus, 2023 Unwanted diffusion of pigment past the original margins of a tattoo, termed "tattoo blowout," appears as a blurred rim classically surrounding the original tattoo borders. The darkened skin is visibly noted within hours to days following the tattooing procedure.
Cao, Emily M +4 more
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Dermatoscopic features of cutaneous non-facial and non-acral lentiginous growth pattern melanomas
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2014 Background: The dermatoscopic features of facial lentigo maligna (LM), facial lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) and acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) have been well described. This is the first description of the dermatoscopic appearance of a clinical series
Jeff Keir
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Thyroid hormone regulates distinct paths to maturation in pigment cell lineages [PDF]
, 2019 Thyroid hormone (TH) regulates diverse developmental events and can drive disparate cellular outcomes. In zebrafish, TH has opposite effects on neural crest derived pigment cells of the adult stripe pattern, limiting melanophore population expansion, yet
Aman, Andrew J +10 more
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An endogenous crepuscular rhythm of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) photomechanical movements [PDF]
, 1982 1. The position of the epithelial pigment and cones in the retina of Salmo gairdneri was determined during extended periods of darkness in fish entrained to both artificial and natural light/dark cycles. 2. An endogenous rhythm of such photomechanical
Douglas, R. H.
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Frontiers in Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research
, 2018 We identify emerging frontiers in clinical and basic research of melanocyte biology and its associated biomedical disciplines. We describe challenges and opportunities in clinical and basic research of normal and diseased melanocytes that impact current ...
Birlea, Stanca +26 more
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