Effects of osmotic and light stimulation on 3H-taurine efflux from isolated rod outer segments and synthesis of tauret in the frog retina

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 483, Issue , 2000, Pages 441-451

  Petrosian, Andranik M ^a   Haroutounian, Jasmine E ^a   Fugelli, Kjell ^b   Kanli, Hilde ^b  

^a H Buniatian Institute of Biochemistry National Academy of Sciences of Armenia   (Armenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; RETINOID; TAURET; TAURINE; TRITIUM; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FROG; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT;

ANIMALS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIGHT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RANA RIDIBUNDA; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENTS; RETINOIDS; ROD OUTER SEGMENTS; TAURINE; TRITIUM; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0034584971     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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