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The influence on the development of the outer segments of the rat retina of far red and red light in different sequences was investigated. The far red treatment appeared to be dominating, and for animals treated with far red light first, further treatment of red light could not bring the outer segment growth back to normal. The treatments also initiated different dopamine uptakes in the retinas.
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Wong, TY., Yew, D.T. & Bau, Y.S. Further studies on the effect of red and far red light on rat retinal development. Experientia 34, 513–514 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935962
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