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. 1977 May 19;267(5608):221-5.
doi: 10.1038/267221a0.

Transmembrane channel formation in rhodopsin-containing bilayer membranes

M Montal, A Darszon, H W Trissl

Transmembrane channel formation in rhodopsin-containing bilayer membranes

M Montal et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Rhodopsin has been incorporated into planar lipid bilayer membranes. The effect of light is to increase the bilayer permeability in a pattern consistent with the formation of a transmembrane channel of about 10 A diameter. A model of visual excitation based on a light-activated and voltage-sensitive channel is presented.

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