Rhodopsin and phototransduction

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Pepe, Isidoro Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Retinal diseases; Retinal photoisomerization; Rhodopsin; Rhodopsin regeneration; Vertebrate phototransduction

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; RETINAL; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0032981557     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(99)00200-6     Document Type: Review

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