The primate fovea: Structure, function and development

A fovea is a pitted invagination in the inner retinal tissue (fovea interna) that overlies an area of photoreceptors specialized for high acuity vision (fovea externa). Although the shape of the vertebrate fovea varies considerably among the species, there are two basic types. The retina of many pre...

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Published in:	Progress in retinal and eye research Vol. 66; pp. 49 - 84
Main Authors:	Bringmann, Andreas, Syrbe, Steffen, Görner, Katja, Kacza, Johannes, Francke, Mike, Wiedemann, Peter, Reichenbach, Andreas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2018
Subjects:	Animals Astrocyte Astrocytes - cytology Astrocytes - physiology Ependymoglial Cells - cytology Ependymoglial Cells - physiology Fovea Fovea Centralis - anatomy & histology Fovea Centralis - embryology Fovea Centralis - physiology Glia Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein - metabolism Humans Macaca Müller cell Optics Primate Retinal Diseases - pathology OCT Müller cell FGF IPL INL RPE VEGF Fovea Optics ACL BCL OPL Astrocyte ILM ONL GFAP HFL GCL OLM NFL PDGF Primate RFL Glia
ISSN:	1350-9462, 1873-1635, 1873-1635
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