Factors that affect regulation of cGMP synthesis in vertebrate photoreceptors and their genetic link...
Factors that affect regulation of cGMP synthesis in vertebrate photoreceptors and their genetic link to human retinal degeneration
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Netherlands: Springer Nature B.V
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Cyclic GMP is essential for the ability of rods and cones to respond to the light stimuli. Light triggers hydrolysis of cGMP and stops the influx of sodium and calcium through the cGMP-gated ion channels. The consequence of this event is 2-fold: first, the decrease in the inward sodium current plays the major role in an abrupt hyperpolarization of...
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Factors that affect regulation of cGMP synthesis in vertebrate photoreceptors and their genetic link to human retinal degeneration
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_807288734
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_807288734
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0300-8177
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1573-4919
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10.1023/A:1014248208584
