Rhodopsin Particles in the Photoreceptor Membrane of an Insect
1976 ◽
Vol 31
(11-12)
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pp. 763-763
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Abstract Rhodopsin, Insect Photoreceptor, Freeze Fracture Electron-microscopic examination of freeze-fractured fly retinae has revealed the presence of particles, 80 to 100 Å in diameter, on the photoreceptor membrane. Flies which were raised on a vitamin-A deficient diet show a substantial reduction in the density of such particles. The reduction in particle density is in agreement with the reduction in visual-pigment concentration as measured spectrophotometrically for these flies. These results suggest that the particles are identical with molecules of the visual pigment, rhodopsin.
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Vol 30
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