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Descriptor English:   Opsins 
Descriptor Spanish:   Opsinas 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Opsinas 
Synonyms English:   Opsin  
Tree Number:   D12.776.306.466
D23.767.930.750
Definition English:   Photosensitive proteins in the membranes of PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS such as the rods and the cones. Opsins have varied light absorption properties and are members of the G-PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS family. Their ligands are VITAMIN A-based chromophores. 
History Note English:   2009; for OPSIN use OPSIN 1993-2008 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AN analysis
AI antagonists & inhibitors BI biosynthesis
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification DF deficiency
DE drug effects EC economics
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PH physiology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure UR urine
Record Number:   53179 
Unique Identifier:   D055355 

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