Visual pigments: Trading noise for fast recovery
Author
Summary, in English
Spontaneous activation of rhodopsin without light absorption occurs at a much lower rate in rod photoreceptors and insect rhabdoms than in cones. The difference lies in the pigment molecules themselves, and has implications for the design of visual photoreceptors.
Department/s
Publishing year
2004
Language
English
Pages
1051-1053
Publication/Series
Current Biology
Volume
14
Issue
24
Document type
Journal article (letter)
Publisher
Elsevier
Topic
- Zoology
Status
Published
Research group
- Lund Vision Group
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1879-0445