| Literature DB >> 15620638 |
Abstract
Spontaneous activation of rhodopsin without light absorption occurs at a much lower rate in rod photoreceptors and insect rhabdoms than in cones. The difference lies in the pigment molecules themselves, and has implications for the design of visual photoreceptors.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 2004 PMID： 15620638 DOI： 10.1016/j.cub.2004.11.044
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Biol ISSN： 0960-9822 Impact factor: 10.834