Biophysics of structure and mechanism

, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp 171–174 | Cite as

Direct correlation between the R2 component of the early receptor potential and the formation of Metarhodopsin II in the excised bovine retina

  • J. -D. Spalink
  • H. Stieve
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Abstract

The formation of Metarhodopsin II, measured spectroscopically in the excised bovine retina at 37‡ C, can be described by the sum of two exponentials. The R2 response of a simultaneously recorded early receptor potential can be matched by the difference of two weighted exponentials, whose time constants are identical to those obtained for the spectroscopic signal.

Key words

Flash-spectroscopy Early receptor potential Simultaneous recording Bovine retina 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • J. -D. Spalink
    • 1
  • H. Stieve
    • 1
  1. 1.Institut für Neurobiologie der Kernforschungsanlage JülichJülichFederal Republic of Germany

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