Browsing Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences by Journals "Developmental Biology"

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Transient photoreception in the hindbrain is permissive to the life history transition of hatching in Atlantic halibut

Eilertsen, Mariann; Valen, Ragnhild; Drivenes, Øyvind; Ebbesson, Lars O.E.; Helvik, Jon Vidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

In nonmammalian vertebrates, photoreception takes place in the deep brain already early in development, but knowledge is lacking about the functions of these nonvisual photoreceptive systems. Prior to hatching, Atlantic ...
The two-step development of a duplex retina involves distinct events of cone and rod neurogenesis and differentiation

Valen, Ragnhild; Eilertsen, Mariann; Edvardsen, Rolf; Furmanek, Tomasz; Rønnestad, Ivar; van der Meeren, Terje; Karlsen, Ørjan; Nilsen, Tom Ole; Helvik, Jon Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)

Unlike in mammals, persistent postembryonic retinal growth is a characteristic feature of fish, which includes major remodeling events that affect all cell types including photoreceptors. Consequently, visual capabilities ...