retinal isomerase

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An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of the trans form of retinaldehyde to 11-cis retinal, a reaction that is important to the regeneration of the visual pigments.retinaldehyde isomerase

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Words nearby retinal isomerase

retinal adaptation, retinal cone, retinaldehyde, retinaldehyde isomerase, retinal detachment, retinal isomerase, retinal rivalry, retinal scan, retinene, retinene1, retinene2

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To complement brain wiring, everyone walks around with retinal cams.
The Internet Embedded in Your Head|J.T. Price|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He saw Andy as his comrade in anti-retinal and utterly abnormal art.
Warhol Looks at Duchamp Looking at Warhol|Blake Gopnik|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What could come closer to the anti-retinal position of Duchamp than paintings so dark they can barely impinge on our retinas?
Ad Reinhardt's Black (-on-Black) Humor|Blake Gopnik|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In order then to avoid diplopia the macula lutea moves to where the retinal image is formed.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger

Single vision was also present when looking strongly to one side, and with differentiation of one retinal image by a red glass.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
This is generally accounted for by fatigue of the retinal process.
Visual Illusions|Matthew Luckiesh
The retinal image of the object is not only vague, but also distorted.
Clever Hans|Oskar Pfungst
Retinal hmorrhages are frequent and usually small, but a considerable hmorrhage may take place into the vitreous.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

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