Light does not induce an increase in cyclic-GMP content of squid or Limulus photoreceptors

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Abstract

Both slices of squid (Loligo) retinas and Limulus ventral photoreceptors, with or without prior stimulation by flashes of bright light, were rapidly frozen and analysed for cyclic-GMP content by radioimmunoassay. Measurement of the freezing process indicated that freezing occurred at about 100 msec after the light flash. No significant changes in cyclic-GMP content were induced by light in either tissue. These data do not confirm previous reports that cyclic-GMP content of invertebrate photoreceptors is markedly increased by illumination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)403-410
Number of pages8
JournalExperimental eye research
Volume54
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1992

Keywords

  • Limulus
  • cyclic-GMP
  • photoreceptor
  • squid
  • transduction

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