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  Sensitization of the visual pigment in a photoreceptor

Kirschfeld, K. (1984). Sensitization of the visual pigment in a photoreceptor. In A. Borsellino, & L. Cervetto (Eds.), Photoreceptors: Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Photoreceptors (pp. 29-39). New York, NY, USA: Plenum Press.

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Item Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0013-F051-0 Version Permalink: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0006-59E8-1
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Kirschfeld, K1, 2, Author           
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1Former Department Comparative Neurobiology, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, ou_1497800              
2Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Max Planck Society, Spemannstrasse 38, 72076 Tübingen, DE, ou_1497794              

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 Abstract: Detection of light in a photoreceptor begins with the absorption of quanta of light. Highly evolved photoreceptors should absorb light with a high probability. This can be important for an animal for several reasons, for instance in order to allow vision at low ambient intensities where only few quanta are available, or, when the animal has to detect small optical signals (small modulation of intensity) in a short time. The detection of such signals can be a problem even in bright light because the light quantum noise must be smaller than the signal, and the only way to achieve a low light quantum noise is to absorb many quanta per unit time.

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 Dates: 1984
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 Identifiers: BibTex Citekey: 3752
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-9382-9_3
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Title: NATO Advanced Study Institute on Photoreceptors 1981
Place of Event: Erice, Italy
Start-/End Date: 1981-07-01 - 1981-07-12

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Title: Photoreceptors: Proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute on Photoreceptors
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Borsellino, A, Editor
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Publ. Info: New York, NY, USA : Plenum Press
Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 29 - 39 Identifier: ISBN: 0-306-41629-8

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Title: NATO ASI Series: Series A, Life sciences
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