Molecular bases of color vision in vertebrates

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 189-199

  Yokoyama, Shozo ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; OPSIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BIRD; COLOR VISION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RETINA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; VERTEBRATES;

AVES; BOVINAE; VERTEBRATA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0033383265     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.74.189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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