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A scanning electron microscope study of the pecten oculi of the black kite (Milvus migrans): possible involvement of melanosomes in protecting the pecten against damage by ultraviolet light.

The pecten oculi of the black kite (Milvus migrans), a diurnally active bird of prey, has been examined by scanning electron microscopy. In this species the pecten consists of 12 highly vascularised pleats, held together apically by a heavily pigmented 'bridge' and projects freely into the...

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Autori principali: Kiama, S G, Bhattacharjee, J, Maina, J N, Weyrauch, K D
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 1994
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1166670/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7649799
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