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photopigment

photopigment A photopigment is a light-sensitive visual substance in the rods and cones of the eye that helps detect light for image formation.

A photopigment is a light-sensitive visual substance in the rods and cones of the eye that helps detect light for image formation. In this packet, photopigments are described as being formed by opsins and differing in the wavelengths of light they absorb most strongly.

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Drafting source: Eilertsen Mariann; Dolan David W P; Karlsen Rita; Nilsen Tom Ole; Davies Wayne I L; Helvik Jon Vidar. Developmental transition of visual and nonvisual photoreception and circadian clock during smoltification in the eye and brain of Atlantic salmon. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0349748; article XML SHA-256 a1480268be4976aab9c559c5fd2ed2f8feda1702d14a43551899b680848df408. “Developmental transition of visual and nonvisual photoreception and circadian clock during smoltification in the eye and brain of Atlantic salmon” (10.1371/journal.pone.0349748).
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