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20 June 2025

  • curprev 15:1715:17, 20 June 2025 Serkan talk contribs 3,720 bytes +3,720 Created page with "'''Retinene''' (/rɛtɪˈniːn/; from Latin ''rete'', "net") is a historical biochemical term for '''retinal''', an aldehyde form of vitamin A that is essential for vision. It is a light-sensitive molecule, or chromophore, found in the photoreceptor cells of the retina. When bound to opsin proteins, retinene forms the visual pigments (like rhodopsin) that absorb photons of light, initiating the cascade of events that results in a nerve impulse to the brain. The term "re..." Tag: Visual edit