| iodopsin |
Photopsins are the photoreceptor pigments found in the cone cells of the retina that are the basis of color vision. Photopsins are very close analogs of the visual purple rhodopsin that is used in dark vision. Photopsins consist of a protein called opsin and a bound chromophore, the retinal. Different opsins differ in a few amino acids and absorb light at different wavelengths as retinal-bound pigments. Opsins are G protein-coupled receptors. ...
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| iodine |
An element that is necessary for the body to make thyroid hormone. It is found in shellfish and iodized salt.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| iodide |
Any compound that contains either the I - ion or iodine with an oxidation state of -1, such as KI.
Ãâó: xenon.che.ilstu.edu/genchemhelphomepage/glossary/i...
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| iodine |
(I, #53) a halogen; compounds of iodine are used as antiseptics
Ãâó: www.msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/rc/dictionar...
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| iodine |
An element used for intravenous contrast and X-ray studies.
Ãâó: www.backpain-guide.com/Glossary_Files/Glossary_Pag...
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