phototransductionn.
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ˌtranzˈdʌkʃn/, /ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ˌtrɑːnzˈdʌkʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊˌtrænzˈdəkʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌfoʊdoʊˌtræn(t)sˈdəkʃ(ə)n/; see also transduction n. Physiology.
Transduction by photoreceptors; the conversion of light energy into neural impulses, esp. by the photoreceptors of the retina.
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reflection1836
irradiation1847
conduction1855
diffusion1859
projection1872
conductivity1881
fusion1892
facilitation1894
reciprocal innervation1896
chemoreception1901
photoreception1902
neurotropism1905
proprioception1906
cheirokinaesthesia1913
schema1920
recruitment1923
conductance1926
volley1928
rectification1941
supersensitivity1949
mechanoreception1958
neurotransmission1961
electroreception1963
phototransduction1972
somatotopy1976
1972 Adv. in Exper. Med. & Biol. 24 1 (title) Phototransduction mutants of Drosophila melanogaster.
1972 Adv. in Exper. Med. & Biol. 24 18 These results..suggest that adenyl cyclase is involved in phototransduction.
1987 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 231 458 Our measurements..show that the events responsible for synaptic transfer are faster than those responsible for phototransduction.
2002 M. D. Greenfield Signalers & Receivers v. 257 These projections, termed rhabdomeres, are the sensory receptors containing the visual pigments, membrane-bound proteins, and phototransduction takes place there.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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