1990
DOI: 10.1159/000146949
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Whorl-Like Outer Segments in the Retina of the Mole (<i>Scalopus aquaticus</i>)

Abstract: The retina of the common mole, Scalopus aquaticus, has been studied with the transmission electron microscope. Structures examined include: pigment epithelium, outer and inner segments of the sensory cells, and synaptic ribbons of the outer plexiform layer. Rods and cones described in this species by previous light microscopic studies are not seen with electron microscopic techniques. Instead, the mole retina contains peculiar outer segments consisting of whorls of membranes. These whorls have some similaritie… Show more

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