单词 | rhodopsin |
释义 | rhodopsin /roh dop"sin/, n. Biochem. a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin. Also called visual purple. [1885-90; RHOD- + Gk óps(is) sight, vision + -IN2] |
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