Cone photoreceptors in marmoset foveal retina (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Cone photoreceptors in marmoset foveal retina

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Bulb-like axon terminals of cone photoreceptors in the marmoset’s foveal retina. The blue pedicle, a short wavelength sensitive neuron, gives rise to complex circuitry that starts a neural code for color perception.

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Yeon Jin Kim/University of Washington Biological Structure

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