A mechanical model for centripetal 'migration' of parafoveolar photoreceptor cells

Sergio Conti

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Submission date: 03. Sep. 2004
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Abstract:
We present and investigate a simple mechanical mechanism for the genesis of the fovea in the primate retina, which is based on a purely mechanical evolution from the embryonic to the adult stage.