Tarrés M A, Baron M, Gallego A
Exp Eye Res. 1986 Apr;42(4):315-21. doi: 10.1016/0014-4835(86)90024-2.
One type of short-axon horizontal cell (HC) and one type of axonless HC are described in the retina of Carinae noctua, a crepuscular bird and Tyto alba, a pure nocturnal bird. The axonless HCs in both birds are similar to type II axonless HC found in diurnal birds. The short-axon HC of Carinae noctua is similar to the same cell type found in diurnal birds; the only difference being the axon length. The short-axon HC of the Tyto alba retina is morphologically different from the same cell type found in the retina of diurnal birds and Carinae noctua and very similar to the short-axon HC described in the mammalian retina and the primate retina in particular. The striking similarity between the short-axon HCs found in the retina of owl and primates may be related to the same rod-cone ratio found in these retinas.
在黄昏鸟类夜鹰（Carinae noctua）和纯夜行性鸟类仓鸮（Tyto alba）的视网膜中，描述了一种短轴突水平细胞（HC）和一种无轴突HC。这两种鸟类的无轴突HC与在昼行性鸟类中发现的II型无轴突HC相似。夜鹰的短轴突HC与在昼行性鸟类中发现的相同细胞类型相似；唯一的区别在于轴突长度。仓鸮视网膜的短轴突HC在形态上与在昼行性鸟类视网膜和夜鹰视网膜中发现的相同细胞类型不同，并且与在哺乳动物视网膜尤其是灵长类视网膜中描述的短轴突HC非常相似。猫头鹰视网膜和灵长类动物视网膜中发现的短轴突HC之间的显著相似性可能与这些视网膜中发现的相同视杆-视锥比例有关。
