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pho·to·trans·duc·tion (fo″to-trans-dukґshən) visual transduction.Medical dictionary. 2011.
phototransduction — The transformation by photoreceptors (eg. retinal rods and cones) of light energy into an electrical potential change … Dictionary of molecular biology
phototransduction — noun The process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signals … Wiktionary
Visual phototransduction — is a process by which light is converted into electrical signals in the rod cells, cone cells and photosensitive ganglion cells of the retina of the eye.The visual cycle is the biological conversion of a photon into an electrical signal in the… … Wikipedia
Photoreceptor cell — This article is about cellular photoreceptors. For other types of photoreceptors, see Photoreceptor (disambiguation). Rods and cones redirects here. For the Blue Man Group song, see Rods and Cones (song). Neuron: Photoreceptor Cell … Wikipedia
Opsin — Three dimensional structure of bovine rhodopsin. The seven transmembrane domains are shown in varying colors. The chromophore is shown in red. Opsins are a group of light sensitive 35–55 kDa membrane bound G protein coupled receptors of the… … Wikipedia
Melanopsin — Opsin 4 Identifiers Symbols OPN4; MGC142118; MOP External IDs OMIM: … Wikipedia
Photosensitive ganglion cell — Section of retina: light strikes first the ganglion cell layer, last the rods and cones Photosensitive ganglion cells, also called photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (pRGC), intrinsically photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (ipRGC) or… … Wikipedia
Phosducin — PDB rendering based on 2trc … Wikipedia
Ion channel — Not to be confused with: Ion Television or Ion implantation. Schematic diagram of an ion channel. 1 channel domains (typically four per channel), 2 outer vestibule, 3 selectivity filter, 4 diameter of selectivity filter, 5 phosphorylation site, 6 … Wikipedia
Phase response curve — A phase response curve (PRC) illustrates the transient change in the cycle period of an oscillation induced by a perturbation as a function of the phase at which it is received. PRCs are used in various fields; examples of biological oscillations … Wikipedia
