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Light and temperature affect retinyl ester hydrolase activity and visual pigment composition

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Dim light, in combination with high water temperature, resulted in a significant increase in the retinyl ester hydrolase activity in the goldfish retina. This rise in enzyme activity may relate to a selective increase in the availability of retinal chromophores thereby favoring the formation of rhodopsin under these light and temperature conditions.

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Tsin, A.T.C., Chambers, J.P. Light and temperature affect retinyl ester hydrolase activity and visual pigment composition. Experientia 44, 20–21 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01960228

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