Term Information

Accession
GO:0016057
Name
regulation of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
changes in polarization state of photoreceptor cell membrane
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Hyperpolarization (vertebrates) or depolarization (invertebrates) of the photoreceptor cell membrane via closing/opening of cation specific channels as a result of signals generated by rhodopsin activation by a photon. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:tb, GOC:hb
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0016057 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of regulation of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell (GO:0016057)
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regulation of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of membrane potential (GO:0042391)
Children of regulation of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell (GO:0016057)
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maintenance of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell by rhodopsin mediated signaling (GO:0016058) [is_a relation] is_a  regulation of membrane potential in photoreceptor cell
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