Photoreceptors

K. W. Yau

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-378630-2.00330-3

Photoreceptors

K. W. Yau

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Almost all living things on earth show photosensitivity of one sort or another. The photosensitivity may be for harnessing solar energy, as in plants or bacteria, for detecting prey or predator, as in most animals, or simply for tracking the light/dark cycle imposed by the movement of the sun. This article describes only photoreceptor cells found in vertebrates.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
Subtitle of host publication	Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	488-491
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123786319
ISBN (Print)	9780123786302
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-378630-2.00330-3
State	Published - Feb 15 2013

Keywords

Cone
Deep-brain photoreceptor
Ganglion cell
Melanopsin
Parietal eye
Photoreceptors
Phototransduction
Pineal
Retina
Rod

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Photoreceptors

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