Ciliary Rootlets in Primate Rods and Cones.

Abstract

While ciliary rootlets have been reported in the inner segments of rods, little was known of their presence in the remainder of rhesus monkey rods and their presence in cones. In this study, we have observed striated rootlets in rhesus monkey rods and cones. The striated rootlet system in some rods and cones appears to form direct communication between the outer segments and the synapses. In addition, there are many complex associations, interconnections, and bridges between rootlet filaments and organelles of the photoreceptors. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116820

Entities

People

  • Harry Zwick
  • Steven T. Schuschereba

Organizations

  • Letterman Army Hospital

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Cytoskeleton
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum
  • Materials
  • Methylene Blue
  • Microscopes
  • Mitochondria
  • Monkeys
  • Organelles
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Rodents
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Synapses
  • Tissues

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Neuroscience
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.