Rod depolarization at high light levels. We recorded voltage responses from single rod cell bodies in wholemount mouse retina, using the perforated patch clamp technique.

However, the cyclic-GMP second messenger system seen in vertebrate photoreceptor cells is not widely used in other cell types. In contrast, the retina of higher invertebrates, such as squid, ...

In Alg mutant embryos, rod cells are initially born but not maintained and undergo programmed cell death indicated in magenta (TUNEL staining). The embargoed text of the article and embargoed ...

Snakes' use of rod cells instead of cone cells to see with makes them more adept at viewing in low light levels but less adept at viewing colour and fine detail.