Phototransduction uses a signal transduction cascade similar to mechanisms stimu
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Question
Phototransduction uses a signal transduction cascade similar to mechanisms stimulated by hormones and neurotransmitters. However, the visual sensory apparatus is stimulated by photons, and converts light energy into a nerve impulse. Determine whether each of the the following events increases phototransduction or does not increase phototransduction (either by not initiating a signal or by terminating the signal). The abbreviation cGMP is used for guanosine 3'-cyclic monophosphate (cyclic GMP), and PDE is used for phosphodiesterase. Phototransduction increases Phototransduction does not increaseExplanation / Answer
Phototransduction uses a signal transduction cascade similar to mechanisms stimu