The Centriole in Photoreception

Abstract

We recently reported an increase in the number of basal bodies and their associated striated rootlets in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of mammalian eyes exposed to low level chronic laser radiation (1). The significance of this increase in basal body number is unknown. A more conspicuous location of basal bodies is in the rods and cones of the retina where they provide the vital link between the inner segment and outer segment. Furthermore, there is a resemblance between the RPE basal bodies and the photoreceptor basal bodies in that they form part of a primary cilium (2). Since photoreceptors are more readily approached experimentally, a study of the role of the basal body in these cells was initiated. (jes)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA224406

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  • Edward Manougian
  • Harry Zwick
  • Steve Schuschereba

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