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Science 8 December 1978:
Vol. 202. no. 4372, pp. 1083 - 1085
DOI: 10.1126/science.102035
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Science, Vol 202, Issue 4372, 1083-1085
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Rapid light-induced changes in near infrared transmission of rods in Bufo marinus

HH Harary, JE Brown, and LH Pinto

Rapid transient changes in axial transmission of near infrared light through the outer segments of retinal rods of Bufo marinus are induced by illumination. The reasons for these changes are not clear. The changes in optical transmission may be useful in the study of photoreceptor function. However, the study of photoreceptor functions through the use of indicator dyes may be confounded by the intrinsic light-induced changes of optical properties of the photoreceptor cells.


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