Sentences with phrase «found rhodopsin»

Ramirez found rhodopsin — usually produced in the eye — in the sensory neurons on the tissue's surface.

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Elena Oancea at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues have shown a link between skin and the light - sensitive chemical rhodopsin, which is also found in the retina (12 November, p 20).

Rhodopsins have been found capable of pumping anions or cations into or out of cells, respectively — activity important for maintaining various cell functions.

We may only need to look into our own eyes to find the evidence, in the form of the pigment rhodopsin.

This work focused on rhodopsins, which are light - activated molecules found in the human eye as well as in bacteria.

Indeed, she found a visual pigment much like the rhodopsin that occurs in many invertebrates and vertebrates.

At 8 days these cells had a clear appearance (Fig. 8A), and rhodopsin - positive material was found within the CD68 - expressing cells (Fig. 8B).