Enhanced retinal longwave sensitivity using a chlorophyll-derived photosensitiser in Malacosteus niger, a deep-sea dragon fish with far red bioluminescence

Vision Research

Volumn 39, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2817-2832

  Douglas, R H ^a   Partridge, J C ^b   Dulai, K S ^c   Hunt, D M ^c   Mullineaux, C W ^d   Hynninen, P H ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Fish; Opsin; Photosensitiser; Retina; Visual pigment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLL; OPSIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PORPHYROPSIN; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BLEACHING; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FISHES; LIGHT; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OPSIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0033013017     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(98)00332-0     Document Type: Article

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