A cGMP-gated cation channel and phototransduction in depolarizing photoreceptors of the lizard parietal eye

Vision Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1353-1357

  Finn, John T ^a   Xiong, Wei Hong ^a   Solessio, Eduardo C ^b   Yau, King Wai ^a,c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Rm 907 Preclin Teach Bldg J ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cGMP; cGMP gated channel; Parietal eye; Photoreceptor; Phototransduction

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; CATION CHANNEL; CYCLIC GMP; DILTIAZEM; MONOVALENT CATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DARK ADAPTATION; DENSITY; DEPOLARIZATION; INVERTEBRATE; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; DARK ADAPTATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGHT; LIZARDS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHOTORECEPTORS;

EID: 0032077426     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00365-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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