"Arrestin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 48-Kd protein of the outer segment of the retinal rods and a component of the phototransduction cascade. Arrestin quenches G-protein activation by binding to phosphorylated photolyzed rhodopsin. Arrestin causes experimental autoimmune uveitis when injected into laboratory animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D019393
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.360.024.098.050 D12.776.157.057.005.050 D12.776.306.090.050 D12.776.476.024.104.050 D12.776.543.090.050 D23.050.301.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Arrestin- Arrestin
- Retinal S-Antigen
- Retinal S Antigen
- S-Antigen, Retinal
- S Antigen, Retinal
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