Precocious retina development caused by receptor cell independent light effect.
In the retina of the mouth-brooding teleost Tilapia leucosticta, light causes and accelerated development of ganglion cells. This effect is presumably not mediated by receptor and interneuronal cells.
D000818:Animals; D005399:Fishes; D005724:Ganglia / Q000254:growth & development; D008027:Light; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects