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| Property | Organism | Value | Units | ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness of retina | Human Homo sapiens | 80 to 320 figure - link | μm | 109683 | John Moran eye center... |
| Area of retina | Human Homo sapiens | 1094 | mm^2 | 105340 | John Moran eye center... |
| Diameter of macula (in retina) | Human Homo sapiens | 4 | mm | 100707 | John Moran eye center... |
| Total number of rods in retina | Human Homo sapiens | 1.1e8-1.25e8 | Unitless | 105347 | John Moran eye center... |
| Number of photoreceptors per retina | Blowfly Calliphora vicina | 35000 | Unitless | 103546 | Laughlin SB, de Ruyter... |
| Facts and figures concerning the human retina | Human Homo sapiens | Website link - link | N/A | 105341 | John Moran eye center... |
| Total number of cones in retina | Human Homo sapiens | 6.4e+6 | Unitless | 105346 | John Moran eye center... |
| Number of rod cells in retina | Human Homo sapiens | 1e+9 | rod cells | 108321 | Arnadóttir J, Chalfie... |
| Number of cones in retina | Human Homo sapiens | 4.6e+6 | cone cells | 108322 | Arnadóttir J, Chalfie... |
| Photosensitivity of rod cell in retina | Tiger salamander Ambystoma tigrinum | rod 6.2×10^–9: cone 6.0×10^–9 | µm^2 | 110985 | Wang JS, Kefalov VJ.... |
| Number of photoreceptors contained in ocellar retina | Cockroach Periplaneta | ~10,000 | photoreceptors | 117186 | Mizunami M. Functional... |
| Flash sensitivity of rod cell in retina | Mouse Mus musculus | for dark-adapted cells 3.1±0.5×10^-1: after bleach 2.0±0.2×10^-3 | pA/photon×µm^2 | 110984 | Wang JS, Kefalov VJ.... |
| Fraction of retina neurons that are ganglion cells | Wallaby Setonix brachyurus | 63 | % | 103619 | Harman AM, Moore S. Number... |
| Relation between visual angle and distance on retina without correction for shrinkage | Human Homo sapiens | One degree of visual angle/288µm on the retina | N/A | 105343 | John Moran eye center... |
| Fraction of resting ATP consumption used by the retina alone | Blowfly Calliphora vicina | 10 | % | 111647 | Harris JJ, Jolivet R... |
| Ratio of NADPH to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP) in dark-adapted retina of rabbit and monkey | Mammals | 0.3 | unitless | 111398 | Saari JC. Biochemistry... |
| Fraction of refractive power in eye that is accountable to cornea focusing light onto the retina | Human Homo sapiens | >2/3 | of refractive power | 117193 | Koudouna E et al., Evolution... |
| Voltage difference between inside and outside of rod photoreceptor of retina caused by dark current | Salamander | ~-40 | mV | 111342 | F. Rieke and D. A. Baylor... |
| Diameter of neuron soma in retinal ganglion cell | Wallaby Setonix brachyurus | 10.85 | µm | 103620 | Harman AM, Moore S. Number... |
| Time for amplitude of cone early receptor potential to recover after illumination (half-life) | Frog Rana pipiens | 5 - 6 | min | 111400 | Saari JC. Biochemistry... |