WHAT ARE THE MECHANISMS OF PHOTORECEPTOR ADAPTATION

被引:39
作者
BOWNDS, MD
ARSHAVSKY, VY
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,BOSTON,MA 02114
[2] MASSACHUSETTS EYE & EAR INFIRM,BOSTON,MA 02114
关键词
CALCIUM; CYCLIC GMP; CYCLIC GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; LIGHT ADAPTATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTORECEPTOR; RHODOPSIN; ROD OUTER SEGMENTS; TRANSDUCIN;
D O I
10.1017/S0140525X00039170
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This article evaluates each of the reactions known to be involved in visual transduction as a potential site for the regulation of light adaptation. Extensive evidence suggests that calcium acts as a feedback messenger at several different points and recent work suggests a role for cGMP in regulating the primary excitatory pathway. A conclusion is that adaptation is likely to be regulated by multiple and redundant mechanisms. The goal of future experimentation will be to determine the relative importance of each of these.
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页码:415 / 424
页数:10
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