Photoinduced changes in subcellular structures of the retinal pigment epithelium from the Japanese quail Coturnix japonica.
Biochemistry (Mosc)
; 80(6): 785-9, 2015 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Fifteen-week-old sexually mature female Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica) grown under various lighting conditions were used in the study. It was found that the number of mitochondria and phagosomes was increased by 1.5-fold in the retinal pigment epithelium from birds reared for 95 days under blue light (440-470 nm) vs. reduced blue light component conditions. Also, it was found that egg production was increased by 15% in birds reared under blue light compared to other lightning conditions. Thus, we concluded that blue light conditions resulted in elevating metabolic activity and accelerating pace of life in Japanese quails. It is assumed that the blue light-induced effects are probably due to inhibition of melatonin synthesis.
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Coturnix
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Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina
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Animals
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En
Revista:
Biochemistry (Mosc)
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2015
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Article
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Rusia