RHODOPSIN
\ɹˈə͡ʊdəpsˌɪn], \ɹˈəʊdəpsˌɪn], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_d_ə_p_s_ˌɪ_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A photoreceptor protein found in retinal rods. It is a complex formed by the binding of RETINALDEHYDE, the oxidized form of retinol, to the protein OPSIN and undergoes a series of complex reactions in response to visible light resulting in the transmission of nerve impulses to the brain.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The visual purple, a red pigment found in the external segments of the rods of the retina; it is bleached by the action of light and restored in the dark or by the action of the pigment of the chorioid.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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