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Reaction of the Rhodopsin Chromophore with Sodium Borohydride

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BOWNDS, D., WALD, G. Reaction of the Rhodopsin Chromophore with Sodium Borohydride. Nature 205, 254–257 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205254a0

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