Abstract:Visual perception of X-radiation is a well-documented, but poorly understood phenomenon. Early literature implicates scotopic rod cells and rod opsin in X-ray detection, however, evidence suggests that X-rays excite the retina via a different mechanism than visible light. While rhodopsins role in X-ray perception is unclear, the possibility that it could function as an X-ray receptor has led to speculation that it could act as a transgenically expressed X-ray receptor. If so, it could be used to transduce tran… Show more
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