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Rhodopsin undergoes rapid lateral diffusion in the disk membranes of isolated frog and mudpuppy rods. The rate of lateral diffusion is consistent with the rapid rotational diffusion of rhodopsin: both indicate the disk membrane is highly fluid with a viscosity of ∼1P.
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Poo, Mm., Cone, R. Lateral diffusion of rhodopsin in the photoreceptor membrane. Nature 247, 438–441 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247438a0
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