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RECENTLY1, homogeneous visual pigments ranging in λmax from 491 mµ to 501 mµ have been obtained from a number of different mammalian retinæ. The present work deals with the homogeneity and spectroscopic properties of visual pigments found in some common laboratory mammals.
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BRIDGES, C. Visual Pigments of Some Common Laboratory Mammals. Nature 184, 1727–1728 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1841727a0
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