rhodogenesis

rhodogenesis
The production of rhodopsin by the combination of 11-cis-retinal and opsin in the dark. [rhodopsin + G. genesis, production]

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rho·do·gen·e·sis (ro″do-jenґə-sis) [rhodo- + -genesis] the restoration of the purple tint to rhodopsin after it has become bleached by the action of light.

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  • rhodopsin — A purplish red thermolabile protein, MW about 40,000, found in the external segments of the rods of the retina; it is bleached by the action of light, which converts it to opsin and all trans retinal, and is restored in the dark by rhodogenesis;… …   Medical dictionary

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