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Clusters of iron-rich cells in the upper beak of pigeons are macrophages not magnetosensitive neurons

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  • Christoph Daniel Treiber

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

  • Marion Claudia Salzer

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

  • Johannes Riegler

    (Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6DD, UK)

  • Nathaniel Edelman

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

  • Cristina Sugar

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

  • Martin Breuss

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

  • Paul Pichler

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

  • Herve Cadiou

    (Université de Strasbourg, Institut des Neurosciences Cellulaires et Intégratives (INCI), CNRS UPR 3212, F-67084 Strasbourg, France)

  • Martin Saunders

    (Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia)

  • Mark Lythgoe

    (Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging (CABI), University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6DD, UK)

  • Jeremy Shaw

    (Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, The University of Western Australia)

  • David Anthony Keays

    (Institute of Molecular Pathology)

Abstract

Birds have been thought to have a magnetic sensing system consisting of magnetite-containing dendrites in the upper beak; a comprehensive anatomical characterization in pigeons now shows that the iron-rich cells in the beak are in fact macrophages not magnetosensitive neurons.

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  • Christoph Daniel Treiber & Marion Claudia Salzer & Johannes Riegler & Nathaniel Edelman & Cristina Sugar & Martin Breuss & Paul Pichler & Herve Cadiou & Martin Saunders & Mark Lythgoe & Jeremy Shaw & , 2012. "Clusters of iron-rich cells in the upper beak of pigeons are macrophages not magnetosensitive neurons," Nature, Nature, vol. 484(7394), pages 367-370, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:484:y:2012:i:7394:d:10.1038_nature11046
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11046
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