Electron microscopic studies on the development of the rhabdom in the compound eye of the silkworm moth and pupa (Bombyx mori) were carried out in parallel with the recording of the electrical response to photic stimulation. No electrical response to photic stimulation was recorded from the pupal compound eye which had no trace of differentiation of the rhabdom. With the differentiation of development of the rhabdom in the pupal compound eye, electrical responses could be recorded, and the amplitude of such electrical responses increased with the progress of development of the rhabdom. These observations suggest that the rhabdom is probably the site of the photochemical reaction which leads to the generation of the slow retinal action potentials.
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September 01 1962
The Development of the Rhabdom and the Appearance of the Electrical Response in the Insect Eye
Eisuke Eguchi
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Eisuke Eguchi
From the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Kén-Ichi Naka
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Kén-Ichi Naka
From the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Masutaro Kuwabara
Masutaro Kuwabara
From the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Eisuke Eguchi
From the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kén-Ichi Naka
From the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Masutaro Kuwabara
From the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Dr. Eguchi is from the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Naka's present address is the Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles
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March 13 1962
Online Issn: 1540-7748
Print Issn: 0022-1295
Copyright ©, 1963, by The Rockefeller Institute Press
1962
J Gen Physiol (1962) 46 (1): 143–157.
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March 13 1962
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Eisuke Eguchi, Kén-Ichi Naka, Masutaro Kuwabara; The Development of the Rhabdom and the Appearance of the Electrical Response in the Insect Eye . J Gen Physiol 1 September 1962; 46 (1): 143–157. doi: https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.46.1.143
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