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Light changes the membrane potential and ion balances of retinal rod disks
Author(s) -
Hughes Simon M.,
Brand Martin D.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(85)80337-9
Subject(s) - hyperpolarization (physics) , biophysics , ion , redistribution (election) , membrane potential , chemistry , intracellular , retinal , membrane , stimulation , biology , biochemistry , stereochemistry , neuroscience , organic chemistry , politics , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , political science , law
Light stimulation of rod cells in vertebrate eyes may cause Ca 2+ release from the intracellular disks. Radiolabelled tracers show that light causes a small hyperpolarization of intact disk stacks and redistribution of the ions Ca 2+ and Cl − .