KnowraRhodopsinLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Rhodopsin, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 5Related 6Compared with 1Vitamin ARelated: Vitamin A supplies the retinal chromophore that rhodopsin needs to detect dim light.PhototransductionRelated: Its light-triggered shape change initiates the rod phototransduction cascade.RetinalRelated: Retinal’s best-known vertebrate complex starts the rod response to dim light.Rod cellRelated: A photon changes its retinal molecule, initiating the rod’s response to light.Vitamin A deficiencyRelated: Vitamin A shortage limits the retinal needed to rebuild this pigment after light exposure.ChlamydomonasRelated: Channelrhodopsins in Chlamydomonas directly convert light into electrical signals.