Parietopsin
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of a group of opsins in the parietal eye of some lizards
"It has been reported that parietopsin, first identified in the parietal eye, is colocalized with and coupled to Go-type G protein in the photoreceptor cells of the lizard parietal eye [31 ]."
Example
More examples"It has been reported that parietopsin, first identified in the parietal eye, is colocalized with and coupled to Go-type G protein in the photoreceptor cells of the lizard parietal eye [31 ]."
Etymology
From parieto- + opsin.
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