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The Molecules of Visual Excitation

When a rod cell in the retina absorbs light, a cascade of reactions results in a nerve signal. That cascade has now been worked out in molecular detail. A key intermediate is a protein called transducin

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 257 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Molecules of Visual Excitation” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 257 No. 1 (), p. 42
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0787-42