A comparison of the efficiency of G protein activation by ligand-free and light-activated forms of rhodopsin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3182-3191

  Melia Jr , Thomas J ^a   Cowan, Christopher W ^a   Angleson, Joseph K ^a,b   Wensel, Theodore G ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

11 CIS RETINAL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NUCLEOTIDE; OPSIN; RETINOL; RHODOPSIN; TRANSDUCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD OUTER SEGMENT; RETINOL DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0343580431     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78344-9     Document Type: Article

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