Rods isolated from the retina (IMAGE)

University of Barcelona

Rods isolated from the retina

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Rods (type of photoreceptor) isolated from the retina of a control mouse (Atxn3 +/+) and a mouse with the silenced gene Atxn3 (Atxn3-/-). We can see the elongation of the external segment or neurosensorial cilium (OS plus CC) when there is no ATXN3 protein.

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Credit: V. Toulis et al./ Cell Reports

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