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Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 193, Issue 1 191-207, Copyright © 1994 by Company of Biologists

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RETINOIC ACID MODULATES RETINAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE JUVENILES OF A TELEOST FISH

H Browman and C Hawryshyn

Small (<30 g) juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) possess retinal photoreceptor mechanisms sensitive to light in the near ultraviolet, short (blue), middle (green) and long (red) wavelengths. During normal development, the ultraviolet cone mechanism gradually disappears until, by approximately 60&shy;80 g, individuals are no longer sensitive in the ultraviolet. This shift in spectral sensitivity is associated with the loss of a single class of photoreceptor cells &shy; small accessory corner cones &shy; from the retinal photoreceptor cell mosaic. Treating small (<15 g) rainbow trout with 10(-6) mol l-1 all-trans retinoic acid (20 min exposure by immersion) induced a precocial loss of ultraviolet photosensitivity and an associated change in the retinal photoreceptor cell mosaic only 2 weeks after treatment. These changes were indistinguishable from the events that occur during normal development. Six weeks after exposure to retinoic acid, large (>90 g) rainbow trout, which had lost their ultraviolet cones during normal development, were once again ultraviolet-photosensitive and small accessory corner cones were found in their retinas. These results imply that the ultraviolet-sensitive cones, although lost at one point during development, can reappear at another time during the life history of the same individual. Retinoic acid is involved in these morphogenetic processes.


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