ArticleDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists2021
Ocular elongation and retraction in foveated reptiles.
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- Dynamic changes in ocular shape during human development and its implications for retina fovea formation.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2024Pooled it
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- Integration of in situ hybridization and scRNA-seq data provides a 2D topographical map of the developing retina across species.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Histological analysis of retinal development and remodeling in the brown anole lizard (Anolis sagrei).Journal of anatomy · 2025Article
- Characterization of the development of the high-acuity area of the chick retina.Developmental biology · 2024Article
- Maturation and refinement of the maculae and foveae in the Anolis sagrei lizard.Experimental eye research · 2023Article
- Signal size allometry inBiology letters · 2023Article
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- Evidence of regional specializations in regenerated zebrafish retina.Experimental eye research · 2021Review
- Expression patterns of CYP26A1, FGF8, CDKN1A, and NPVF in the developing rhesus monkey retina.Differentiation; research in biological diversityArticle
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backgroundPronounced asymmetric changes in ocular globe size during eye development have been observed in a number of species ranging from humans to lizards. In contrast, largely symmetric changes in globe size have been described for other species like rodents. We propose that asymmetric changes in the three-dimensional structure of the developing eye correlate with the types of retinal remodeling needed to produce areas of high photoreceptor density. To test this idea, we systematically examined three-dimensional aspects of globe size as a function of eye development in the bifoveated brown anole, Anolis sagrei.
resultsDuring embryonic development, the anole eye undergoes dynamic changes in ocular shape. Initially spherical, the eye elongates in the presumptive foveal regions of the retina and then proceeds through a period of retraction that returns the eye to its spherical shape. During this period of retraction, pit formation and photoreceptor cell packing are observed. We found a similar pattern of elongation and retraction associated with the single fovea of the veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus.
conclusionsThese results, together with those reported for other foveated species, support the idea that areas of high photoreceptor packing occur in regions where the ocular globe asymmetrically elongates and retracts during development.
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