Molecular origin of continuous dark noise in rod photoreceptors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2553-2572

  Rieke, F ^a   Baylor, D A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RETINA ROD; TOAD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; ANURA;

EID: 0029861747     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79448-1     Document Type: Article

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