Retinal Pigments
"Retinal Pigments" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Photosensitive protein complexes of varied light absorption properties which are expressed in the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS. They are OPSINS conjugated with VITAMIN A-based chromophores. Chromophores capture photons of light, leading to the activation of opsins and a biochemical cascade that ultimately excites the photoreceptor cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D012168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D23.767.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinal Pigments- Retinal Pigments
- Pigments, Retinal
- Visual Pigments
- Pigments, Visual
- Retinal Photoreceptor Pigments
- Photoreceptor Pigments, Retinal
- Pigments, Retinal Photoreceptor
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Retinal Pigments" by people in Profiles.
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Smith EL, Harwerth RS, Levi DM, Watson JT. Normal cortical responses in ocularly hypopigmented cats. Brain Res. 1981 Feb 09; 206(1):183-6.
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Harwerth RS, Sperling HG. Effects of intense visible radiation on the increment-threshold spectral sensitivity of the rhesus monkey eye. Vision Res. 1975 Nov; 15(11):1193-204.
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Goldstein EB, Frishman L, Schweitzer-Tong D. Cone contribution to the cat early receptor potential. Vision Res. 1975 Jul; 15(7):873-4.
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Chino YM, Sturr JF. Rod and cone contributions to the delayed response of the on-off ganglion cell in the frog. Vision Res. 1975 Feb; 15(2):193-202.
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Sperling HG, Harwerth RS. Red-green cone interactions in the increment-threshold spectral sensitivity of primates. Science. 1971 Apr 09; 172(3979):180-4.