| Value |
420
Years
|
| Organism |
Generic |
| Reference |
Baylor D. How photons start vision. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Jan 23 93(2):560-5. p.561 right column top paragraphPubMed ID8570595
|
| Primary Source |
Baylor DA, Nunn BJ, Schnapf JL. The photocurrent, noise and spectral sensitivity of rods of the monkey Macaca fascicularis. J Physiol. 1984 Dec357: 575-607PubMed ID6512705
|
| Comments |
Although thermal
activation occurs, it is infrequent: one calculates a 420-year
average wait for a rhodopsin molecule at 37°C (primary source). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
107393 |