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Nature 391, 632-633 (12 February 1998) | doi:10.1038/35487
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Evolutionary biology: Eyes viewed from the skin
Heinz Arnheiter1
Many vertebrates and invertebrates have cells in the skin which react to light by dispersing or aggregating intracellular pigment granules. Even in a dish, such cells act like chameleons and change their shading according to the light1.
- Heinz Arnheiter is in the Laboratory of Developmental Neurogenetics, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Building 36, Room 5D06, 36 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4160, USA.
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