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parietopsins

parietopsins is the plural of parietopsin.

Meaning of parietopsin

Noun

parietopsin (plural parietopsins)

  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 ].2015 October 23, “Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about parietopsins

What is parietopsins the plural of?
Parietopsins is the plural of parietopsin.

Words near parietopsins in the dictionary

  1. parietomastoid
  2. parietooccipital
  3. parietooccipitotemporal
  4. parietopontine
  5. parietopsin
  6. parietopsins
  7. parietosplanchnic
  8. parietosquamosal
  9. parietotemporal
  10. parietotemporopontine
  11. parietovisceral

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