NOMBRE | substance | púrpura retiniana, púrpura visual, rodopsina | a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates |
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Sentido | A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light. | |
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Sinónimos | púrpura visual, rodopsina | |
Part de | bastón | A visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light |
General | fotopigmento | A special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina |
Substancias | opsina | retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin |
retinene, retineno | Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light | |
Inglés | visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple | |
Catalán | rodopsina |
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