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RECEPTOR CELL [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
OBS

(...) the initial signal produced in the outer segment of the receptor cell is apparently proportional to the light flux absorbed by the visual pigment (...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
OBS

(...) le signal initial, émis dans la zone extérieure de la cellule réceptrice, est apparemment proportionnel au flux de lumière absorbé par le pigment (...)

Spanish

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