Identification of 3,4-didehydroretinal isomers in the Xenopus tadpole tail fin containing photosensitive melanophores

Zoological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-195

  Okano, Keiko ^a   Oishi, Tadashi ^a   Miyashita, Yoko ^a   Moriya, Tsuneo ^a   Tsuda, Motoyuki ^a   Irie, Toshiaki ^a   Ueki, Nobuo ^a   Seki, Takaharu ^a  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3,4 didehydroretinal; Chromophore of photoreceptive molecule; Photosensitive melanophore; Tadpole tail fin; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRORETINOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EYE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOMERISM; LARVA; MELANOPHORE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TAIL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; EYE; ISOMERISM; LARVA; MELANOPHORES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TAIL; VITAMIN A; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; MELANOPHORA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0036344160     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.19.191     Document Type: Article

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