BIRD STRUCTURE. “These findings have since sparked a search for putative magnetoreceptors in the inner ear of birds. Using correlative light and electron microscopy, a previously undescribed iron-rich organelle has been discovered in the cuticular plate of avian hair cells. The organelle ranges from 300 to 600 nm in size and is comprised of ferritin-like granules. The structure is conspicuous given that almost 100% of hair cells contain only a single iron-rich organelle and seems to be limited to birds.”
http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/12/110/20150499.full
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022