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Membrane fatty acids associated with the electrical response in visual excitation
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|December 21, 1973
Abstract:
The fatty acid composition of rat photoreceptor membranes was altered by dietary manipulation. A functional alteration was also observed in the component of the electroretinogram which is generated by the photoreceptors. A membrane fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid, appears to be involved in the transduction process of visual excitation.