Rod visual pigment changes in the elver of the eel Anguilla anguilla L. measured by microspectrophotometry
The visual pigments in the retinal rods of elvers ( Anguilla anguilla L.) were examined by microspectrophotometry and high performance liquid chromatography. The glass elver stage had a mixture of rhodopsin P501 1 and porphyropsin P523 2 with the former predominating (P501 1 :P523 2 = c. 60:40). Mor...
| Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02686.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1992.tb02686.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1992.tb02686.x |
| Summary: | The visual pigments in the retinal rods of elvers ( Anguilla anguilla L.) were examined by microspectrophotometry and high performance liquid chromatography. The glass elver stage had a mixture of rhodopsin P501 1 and porphyropsin P523 2 with the former predominating (P501 1 :P523 2 = c. 60:40). More mature pigmented elvers had a predominance of the porphyropsin P523 2 (P501 1 :P523 2 = c. 10:90). The shift between the proportions of each pigment was monitored over a 7‐month period and was shown to occur in individual retinal rods. This shift is a reverse of the pigment shift that occurs in adult eels during their downstream migration. |
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