Uric acid in the tapetum lucidum of mooneyes Hiodon (Hiodontidae Teleostei)
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- 13 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. Biological Sciences
- Vol. 201 (1142) , 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.1978.0029
Abstract
Tapeta lucida (ocular reflectors) of mooneyes, Hiodon tergisus and H. alosoides , lie in the pigment epithelium, the processes of which are packed with reflecting particles and also contain melanin granules. The reflecting particles are tiny birefringent crystals. On the basis of chromatography, u. v. spectroscopy and enzymic degradation (with uricase), it is concluded that the reflecting material contains uric acid. Mooneye tapeta are compared with those of other teleosts.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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