exorhodopsin

English

Etymology

From extra-ocular rhodopsin.

Noun

exorhodopsin (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) A form of rhodopsin expressed in the zebrafish pineal gland
   • 2015 October 23, “Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The different usage of Gt2 and Gt1 for parapinopsin and exorhodopsin in the teleost pineal organ is similar to that for cone opsins and rhodopsin in the retina, although the physiological implications are unclear.