HEAVY-METALS AFFECT ROD, BUT NOT CONE, PHOTORECEPTORS

被引:73
作者
FOX, DA [1 ]
SILLMAN, AJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS, DEPT ANIM PHYSIOL, DAVIS, CA 95616 USA
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10.1126/science.314667
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Low concentrations of lead, mercury, or cadmium depress the amplitude of the rod receptor potential in the perfused bullfrog retina. Responses from the cones were not affected. The data implicate the rods as a lesion site in animals exhibiting scotopic vision deficits as a result of heavy metal poisoning. Copyright © 1979 AAAS.
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