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Phosphorylation of Frog Photoreceptor Membranes induced by Light

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LIGHT induces changes in the visual pigment rhodopsin and its retinaldehyde prosthetic group1 but the specific chemical events which lead to photoreceptor excitation remain obscure. We describe here a phosphorylation reaction initiated by rhodopsin bleaching which may be part of the mechanism linking photon absorption to changes in membrane resistance.

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    D. BOWNDS, J. DAWES, J. MILLER & M. STAHLMAN

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BOWNDS, D., DAWES, J., MILLER, J. et al. Phosphorylation of Frog Photoreceptor Membranes induced by Light. Nature New Biology 237, 125–127 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio237125a0

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