How photoreceptor cells respond to light

Sci Am. 1987 Apr;256(4):40-7. doi: 10.1038/scientificamerican0487-40.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Membrane / physiology
  • Cyclic GMP / metabolism
  • Electrophysiology
  • Humans
  • Light*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Photoreceptor Cells / physiology
  • Photoreceptor Cells / radiation effects*
  • Potassium / metabolism
  • Retina / physiology
  • Rod Cell Outer Segment / physiology
  • Rod Cell Outer Segment / radiation effects
  • Sodium / metabolism
  • Vision, Ocular / physiology

Substances

  • Sodium
  • Cyclic GMP
  • Potassium