parapinopsins

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A form of parapinopsin — Any of a group of opsins in the parapineal gland of some fish

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noun
  1. pluralplural of parapinopsin

    Biochemical analyses demonstrated that parapinopsins activated transducin in vitro in a light-dependent manner, similar to vertebrate visual opsins.

    2015 October 23, “Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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