Direct reception of light by chromatophores of lower vertebrates

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 312-319

  Oshima, N ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Chromatophores; Fish; G protein; Light; Signal transduction; Visual pigment

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATOPHORE; GENETICS; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMATOPHORES; LIGHT; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0034793690     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0749.2001.140502.x     Document Type: Review

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