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Molecular analysis of the amphioxus frontal eye unravels the evolutionary origin of the retina and pigment cells of the vertebrate eye

The origin of vertebrate eyes is still enigmatic. The “frontal eye” of amphioxus, our most primitive chordate relative, has long been recognized as a candidate precursor to the vertebrate eyes. However, the amphioxus frontal eye is composed of simple ciliated cells, unlike vertebrate rods and cones,...

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Main Authors: Vopalensky, Pavel, Pergner, Jiri, Liegertova, Michaela, Benito-Gutierrez, Elia, Arendt, Detlev, Kozmik, Zbynek
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3458357/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22949670
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1207580109
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