rhodopsin
/roh-dop-sin/US // roʊˈdɒp sɪn //UK // (rəʊˈdɒpsɪn) //
大黄素,曙光素,曙光蛋白,荧光素
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
Examples
In the outer part of the rods the visual purple or rhodopsin is found.
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