Evolution of Visual and Non-visual Pigments
Hunt, David M.
Evolution of Visual and Non-visual Pigments edited by David M. Hunt, Mark W. Hankins, Shaun P Collin, N. Justin Marshall. - Boston, MA Springer International Publishing 2014 - 1 recurso en línea (VIII, 276 p.) 62 ilustraciones, 46 ilustraciones en color - Springer Series in Vision Research 4 .
Photopigments are molecules that react to light and mediate a number of processes and behaviours in animals. Visual pigments housed within the photoreceptors of the eye, such as the rods and cones in vertebrates are the best known, however, visual pigments are increasingly being found in other tissues, including other retinal cells, the skin and the brain. Other closely related molecules from the G protein family, such as melanopsin mediate light driven processes including circadian rhythmicity and pupil constriction. Âs Volume examines the enormous diversity of visual pigments and traces the evolution of these G protein coupled receptors in both invertebrates and vertebrates in the context of the visual and non-visual demands dictated by a speciesâ€ological niche.
9781461443551
10.1007/978-1-4614-4355-1 doi
Pigmentos
QP670 / .H868 2014
Evolution of Visual and Non-visual Pigments edited by David M. Hunt, Mark W. Hankins, Shaun P Collin, N. Justin Marshall. - Boston, MA Springer International Publishing 2014 - 1 recurso en línea (VIII, 276 p.) 62 ilustraciones, 46 ilustraciones en color - Springer Series in Vision Research 4 .
Photopigments are molecules that react to light and mediate a number of processes and behaviours in animals. Visual pigments housed within the photoreceptors of the eye, such as the rods and cones in vertebrates are the best known, however, visual pigments are increasingly being found in other tissues, including other retinal cells, the skin and the brain. Other closely related molecules from the G protein family, such as melanopsin mediate light driven processes including circadian rhythmicity and pupil constriction. Âs Volume examines the enormous diversity of visual pigments and traces the evolution of these G protein coupled receptors in both invertebrates and vertebrates in the context of the visual and non-visual demands dictated by a speciesâ€ological niche.
9781461443551
10.1007/978-1-4614-4355-1 doi
Pigmentos
QP670 / .H868 2014