Research Article

Cone-Like Rectification Properties of cGMP-Gated Channels in Transmutated Retinal Photoreceptors of Nocturnal Geckoes

Table 1

Parameters describing the rectification properties of the cGMP-gated channel in nocturnal gecko photoreceptor DOS and in rods and cones.

Cell type (mV) (mV)

Gg DOS ( = 12)0.217 ± 0.01316.6 ± 0.930.3 ± 0.4
Tm DOS ( = 18)0.195 ± 0.00818.8 ± 1.929.6 ± 0.6
Hf DOS ( = 12)0.183 ± 0.00617.1 ± 1.029.8 ± 0.4
Cones [18]0.3513.5 ± 2.912.5
Rods [18]0.010–1012.5–25