Vertebrate Eye Melanosomes and Invertebrate Eye Ommochromes as Screening Cell Organelles

The authors analyze their own and published data on the screening pigments of the eyes of vertebrates and invertebrates and the human eye, i.e., melanosomes and ommochromes. The structure, biochemistry, and functions of these pigments in the vision of vertebrates and invertebrates as light-filtering...

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Published inBiology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 570 - 579
Main Authors Ostrovsky, M. A., Zak, P. P., Dontsov, A. E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.11.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal and Human Physiology
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Ecology
Invertebrates
Life Sciences
Melanosomes
Ommochromes
Organelles
Pigments
Vertebrates
Zoology
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Summary:The authors analyze their own and published data on the screening pigments of the eyes of vertebrates and invertebrates and the human eye, i.e., melanosomes and ommochromes. The structure, biochemistry, and functions of these pigments in the vision of vertebrates and invertebrates as light-filtering and light-absorbing organelles are discussed.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359018060109