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parapinopsins

parapinopsins is the plural of parapinopsin.

Meaning of parapinopsin

Noun

parapinopsin (plural parapinopsins)

  1. Any of a group of opsins in the parapineal gland of some fish
    • We previously reported that parapinopsin is an ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive opsin that underlies hyperpolarization of the pineal photoreceptor cells of lower vertebrates to achieve pineal wavelength discrimination.2015 October 23, “Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about parapinopsins

What is parapinopsins the plural of?
Parapinopsins is the plural of parapinopsin.

Words near parapinopsins in the dictionary

  1. paraphysoids
  2. parapierrotite
  3. parapineal
  4. parapinnate
  5. parapinopsin
  6. parapinopsins
  7. parapithecid
  8. parapithecids
  9. parapithecine
  10. parapituitary
  11. paraplacental

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