Excerpt from Vertebrate Photoreceptors The structure of the vertebrate retina in relation to its function is a subject about which much has been written. It might seem redundant, therefore, to add to the voluminous literature already extant. This is especially true in view of the recent appearance of two excellent books on the subject. The first of these, by S. L. Polyak, appeared in October 1941, while my writing was in progress; the second by G. L. Walls, which was published in August 1942, did not appear until after my ...
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Excerpt from Vertebrate Photoreceptors The structure of the vertebrate retina in relation to its function is a subject about which much has been written. It might seem redundant, therefore, to add to the voluminous literature already extant. This is especially true in view of the recent appearance of two excellent books on the subject. The first of these, by S. L. Polyak, appeared in October 1941, while my writing was in progress; the second by G. L. Walls, which was published in August 1942, did not appear until after my manuscript had gone to the publishers. Despite the admirable and comprehensive accounts by these two authors, as well as previous shorter accounts by other writers (cajal, 1894; Greeff, 1900; Garten, 1907; Franz, 1913; Arey, 1928; Kolmer, 1936 and others), I have been urged by my colleagues to finish my story, with the assurance that this monograph would adequately fulfill its originally intended purpose as a handbook for those interested in the visual apparatus of vertebrates. It has been my plan to bring together in this volume cer tain essential structural and functional features of the retina, particularly of the photoreceptors. It has not been my pur pose to enter into the minutiae of histological detail, for this would befog my original point of view which has been to present an account of the retinal photoreceptors in such a form as to be of value to those who have a general interest in the biology of the retina, rather than to the specialist. It is hoped, however, that it may be of definite service also to those more specifically concerned with problems of retinal physiology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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