retinochrome

Retinochrome is a member of the rhodopsin family having a chromophore retinal and functioning as a retinal photoisomerase in… Expand

Photopigments in the conch retina were examined with special attention given to the photic vesicles characteristic of gastropod… Expand

The configurations of the retinal chromophore in light and dark reactions of squid retinochrome were investigated by means of… Expand

Abstract It has been suggested that, in the inner segments of the visual cells of cephalopods, retinochrome may be located in… Expand

Abstract— Retinochrome is a photopigment found in the visual cells of cephalopods. It has been considered to act as a supplier of… Expand

The deep-sea squid, Todarodes pacificus, possesses well-developed parolfactory vesicles as extraocular photoreceptors connected… Expand

The cephalopod retina contains two kinds of photopigments, rhodopsin and retinochrome. For many years retinochrome has been… Expand

Retinochrome is a photosensitive pigment located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods. Its… Expand

Retinochrome-protein can combine with various geometrical isomers of retinal and in visible light catalyse their isomerization to… Expand

Vision in cephalopods is frequently found to be controlled by a dual system of the photosensitive pigments rhodopsin and… Expand