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WE have results which suggest a structure for the membrane-bound sensory protein, rhodopsin. This structure has novel features which are of considerable biological interest.
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DOWNER, N., ENGLANDER, S. Molecular structure of membrane-bound rhodopsin. Nature 254, 625–627 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/254625a0
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