Molecular mechanisms of vertebrate photoreceptor light adaptation

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 410-418

  Pugh Jr , E N ^a   Nikonov, S ^a   Lamb, T D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE;

DESENSITIZATION; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; SALAMANDER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 0033179607     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(99)80062-2     Document Type: Article

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