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English
Etymology
From extra-ocular rhodopsin.
Noun
exorhodopsin (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A form of rhodopsin expressed in the zebrafish pineal gland
2015 October 23, “Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:The different usage of Gt2 and Gt1 for parapinopsin and exorhodopsin in the teleost pineal organ is similar to that for cone opsins and rhodopsin in the retina, although the physiological implications are unclear.