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Does Rhodopsin Contain a Trace Metal?

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    ISAO FUKAMI,  BERT L. VALLEE &  GEORGE WALD

  2. Biophysics Research Laboratory of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston

    ISAO FUKAMI,  BERT L. VALLEE &  GEORGE WALD

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FUKAMI, I., VALLEE, B. & WALD, G. Does Rhodopsin Contain a Trace Metal?. Nature 183, 28–30 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183028a0

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