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Retinaldehyde

Known as: Aldehyde, Vitamin A, Axerophthal, Retinyl Aldehyde 
A carotenoid constituent of visual pigments. It is the oxidized form of retinol which functions as the active component of the visual cycle. It is… 
National Institutes of Health

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11,12-dihydroretinal13-demethylretinal14-fluororetinal3-hydroxyretinal

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AldehydesRetinoids
BacteriorhodopsinsCarotenoidsIn BloodProcess of secretion

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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Biomolecular Modulation of Neurodegenerative Events during Ageing
The objective is to assess the modulation of retinal and optic nerve degenerative events induced by the combination of α-lipoic… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Calcium-dependent regulation of cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase by a protein from frog retinal rods
INvertebrate photoreceptors, light reduces cyclic GMP concentration and closes cGMP-activated channels to induce a… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Nicotinic antagonists enhance process outgrowth by rat retinal ganglion cells in culture.
Functional nicotinic cholinergic receptors are found on mammalian retinal ganglion cell neurons in culture. The neurotransmitter… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Multiple phosphorylated variants of the high molecular mass subunit of neurofilaments in axons of retinal cell neurons: characterization and evidence for their differential association with…
The 200-kD subunit of neurofilaments (NF-H) functions as a cross-bridge between neurofilaments and the neuronal cytoskeleton. In… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Solid-state 13C NMR detection of a perturbed 6-s-trans chromophore in bacteriorhodopsin.
Solid-state 13C magic angle sample spinning NMR spectroscopy has been used to study the ionone ring portion of the chromophore of… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Vitamin A acid (retinoic acid), a potent inhibitor of 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate-induced ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse epidermis.
Summary Topical application of retinoic acid to mouse skin led to a dramatic inhibition of phorbol ester (12- O -tetradecanoyl… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Hydration effects on the photocycle of bacteriorhodopsin in thin layers of purple membrane
THE purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium acts as a light-driven proton pump, producing a transmembrane proton gradient which… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
SYNTHESIS, MIGRATION AND TURNOVER OF PROTEIN IN RETINAL GANGLION CELLS
Abstract— The synthesis, migration and turnover of proteins in retinal ganglion cells of the adult rabbit was studied after… 
Review
1965
Review
1965
VITAMIN A, CAROTENOIDS AND CELL FUNCTION
I. Both deficiency and excess of vitamin A produce many diverse pathological changes. Lipoprotein membranes have recently been… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
The problem of visual excitation.
This paper attempts to come to grips with the problem, how the action of light on a visual pigment results in a nervous… 
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