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Neutron diffraction measurements on isolated retinal rod outer segments show that most of the visual pigment protein, rhodopsin, is embedded in the hydrophobic core of the disk membrane. A very slight outward shift of protein at the cytoplasmic side of the membrane is associated with pigment bleaching.
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Saibil, H., Chabre, M. & Worcester, D. Neutron diffraction studies of retinal rod outer segment membranes. Nature 262, 266–270 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/262266a0
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