The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 185
... response . In the frog there were fibres that gave a discharge when a light was switched on the " on- fibres . " Another group , the " off - fibres , " remained inactive during illumination of the retina but gave a powerful dis- charge ...
... response . In the frog there were fibres that gave a discharge when a light was switched on the " on- fibres . " Another group , the " off - fibres , " remained inactive during illumination of the retina but gave a powerful dis- charge ...
Page 187
... response curve for a single receptor of Limulus retina . The maximum response will occur at 5200 Å , the absorptional maximum of the retinal pigment . With wavelengths of light corresponding to the points A and B , the responses will be ...
... response curve for a single receptor of Limulus retina . The maximum response will occur at 5200 Å , the absorptional maximum of the retinal pigment . With wavelengths of light corresponding to the points A and B , the responses will be ...
Page 188
... response was of the dominator type , but this time the maximum response occurred with a wavelength of 5000 angstroms , the absorption maximum of rhodopsin . S- potentials A more careful examination of the responses in single fibres ...
... response was of the dominator type , but this time the maximum response occurred with a wavelength of 5000 angstroms , the absorption maximum of rhodopsin . S- potentials A more careful examination of the responses in single fibres ...
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