Parapinopsin, a novel catfish opsin localized to the parapineal organ, defines a new gene family

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8083-8092

  Blackshaw, Seth ^a   Snyder, Solomon H ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain; Extraretinal; In situ hybridization; Iris; Opsin; Parapineal; Parapinopsin; Pineal; Skin; Taste bud

Indexed keywords

OPSIN; PARAPINOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATFISH; MELANOPHORE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL GLAND FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0030728953     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08083.1997     Document Type: Article

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