Meaning Of The Word Rhodopsin
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Rhodopsin Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Rhodopsin?
rhodopsin in American English
a purplish, photosensitive protein pigment that is essential for vision in dim light, found in the rods of the retina noun: a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin rhodopsin in British English noun: a red pigment in the rods of the retina in vertebrates. It is dissociated by light into retinene, the light energy being converted into nerve signals, and is re-formed in the dark |
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