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    Can retinal emit as well as absorb photons?

    Thanks very much Monique, I should have thought of searching PubMed myself of course. Anyway, unfortunately I can't seem to get those articles online, as issues that old aren't available in their online catalogs, but maybe I can figure out another way to get them. Appreciate the help
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    Can retinal emit as well as absorb photons?

    hmmmm...nice anecdote...well, I was hoping more for an objective response, but hey...lucky you! Njorl: You're quite possibly right. The events involved in rhodopsin regeneration are quite complex I expect, and I'm not sure they're even fully understood yet. Also, it's just been pointed...
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    Can retinal emit as well as absorb photons?

    Retinal: the molecules which absorb photons of light in the photoreceptors at the back of our eyes; they combine with an opsin molecule to form photopigments. It seems to me that: just as isomerization of retinal from 11-cis-retinal to all-trans-retinal corresponds to the absorption of a...
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