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Photosensitive protein complexes of varied light absorption properties which are expressed in the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS. They are OPSINS conjugated with VITAMIN A-based chromophores. Chromophores capture photons of light, leading to the activation of opsins and a biochemical cascade that ultimately excites the photoreceptor cells.
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- Retinal Photoreceptor Pigment
- Retinal Photoreceptor Pigments
- Retinal Pigment
- Visual Pigment
- Visual Pigments
- Photoreceptor Pigment, Retinal
- Photoreceptor Pigments, Retinal
- Pigment, Retinal
- Pigment, Retinal Photoreceptor
- Pigment, Visual
- Pigments, Retinal
- Pigments, Retinal Photoreceptor
- Pigments, Visual
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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not for deposition of pigments in the retina (= RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA)
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- National Library of Medicine. Retinal Pigments. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012168. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012168
- Retinal Pigments. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48790495