Enhancement of opsin activity by all-trans-retinal

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 599-603

  Surya, Arjun ^a,b   Knox, Barry E ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11 cis retinal; Adaptation; All trans retinal; G protein; Opsin; Post bleach noise; Retinal; Rhodopsin; Transducin

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; OPSIN; RETINAL; TRANSDUCIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; LIGHT ADAPTATION; PH; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD;

EID: 0032077094     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0453     Document Type: Article

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