Parietopsin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Parietopsin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a group of opsins in the parietal eye of some lizards.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a group of opsins in the parietal eye of some lizards.
Example Sentences
It has been reported that parietopsin, first identified in the parietal eye, is colocalized with and coupled to Go-type G protein in the photoreceptor cells of the lizard parietal eye [31 ].
Word Forms
- parietopsins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parapinopsin, peropsin, photopsin, xenopsin, pinopsin, opsin.
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