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Photoreceptors:

Receptor	Opsin λmax	Filter λmax	Filter λ50%	Recep. λmax
Double cone LWS	605nm			605nm
Rod	540nm			540nm
Double cone MWS	531nm			531nm
SWS2 cone	464nm			464nm

Opponent processes:

Description	(+) Terminus	(-) Terminus	Mode
Luminance (photopic)	Double cone LWS Double cone MWS		Photopic
Luminance (scotopic)	Rod		Scotopic
Red-Green 631nm - 573nm - 518nm	Double cone LWS	Double cone MWS	Photopic
Yellow-Blue 574nm - 516nm - 460nm	Double cone LWS Double cone MWS	SWS2 cone	Photopic

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10001	t1	VSPLIT		Receptor,Rod,Cone
10002	t1	RCPMODE		Rod,1
10003	t1	TSPLIT		Cone,LWS cone,SWS cone
10004	t1	OPSIN		LWS cone,530
10005	t1	TSPLIT		SWS cone,MWS cone,SWS1 cone
10006	t1	OPSIN		SWS1 cone,380
10008	t1	TSPLIT		MWS cone,Rh2 cone,SWS2 cone
10009	t1	OPSIN		SWS2 cone,440
106382	t1	DSCOPP		643,SWS2 cone,SWS1 cone,Rod
106383	t1	DISCOPP		10003,Rh2 cone
106384	t1	CONNOPP		10003,+,Rh2 cone
106385	t1	DSCOPP		10005,Rh2 cone
106386	t1	CONNOPP		10008,+,LWS cone
106387	t1	DSCOPP		10008,SWS2 cone
106388	t1	DISCOPP		10008,Rh2 cone
106389	t1	CONNOPP		10008,-,Rh2 cone
106412	t1	NAMEOPP		643,Luminance (photopic)
106413	t1	NAMEOPP		10001,Luminance (scotopic)
106416	t1	DELOPP		106390
106418	t1	CONNdhgOPP	10003,+,LWS cone
106438	t1	NAMEOPP		10003,Yellow-Blue
106439	t1	NAMEOPP		10005,Blue-UV
106440	t1	NAMEOPP		10008,Red-Green
1335409	t1	RCPACU		Cone,2
1335410	t1	RCPACU		Rod,.5
10007	t478	RCPNAME		Rod-like,Rod
106626	t478	GRADLVL		50
1335402	t478	RCPACU		LWS cone,Rh2 cone,5
1335403	t478	RCPACU		SWS2 cone,SWS1 cone,1
1361559	t478	RCPACU		Rod,2
1561559	t478	RCPACU		Rod,2
10109	t2	OPSIN		LWS cone,620
10110	t2	PORPH		LWS cone,Rh2 cone,SWS2 cone,SWS1 cone,Rod,1
10114	t2	OPSIN		Rh2 cone,525
106435	t2	RCPNAME		LWS cone,Double cone LWS
106436	t2	RCPNAME		Rh2 cone,Double cone MWS
106437	t2	OPSIN		Double cone,0
106441	t124	OPSIN		SWS1 cone,0
106442	t124	RCPNAME		DoubleP,Double cone LWS
106443	t124	RCPNAME		DoubleA,Double cone MWS
4341	s771	OPSIN		Double cone LWS,605
4342	s771	OPSIN		Double cone MWS,531
4343	s771	OPSIN		LWS cone,0
4344	s771	OPSIN		Rh2 cone,0
4345	s771	OPSIN		SWS2 cone,464
4346	s771	OPSIN		SWS1 cone,0
4347	s771	OPSIN		Rod,540
6281	s771	PORPH		Double cone LWS,1
6282	s771	PORPH		Double cone MWS,1
6283	s771	PORPH		LWS cone,1
6284	s771	PORPH		Rh2 cone,1
6285	s771	PORPH		SWS2 cone,1
6286	s771	PORPH		SWS1 cone,1
6287	s771	PORPH		Rod,1

Notes and References:

Loew, E. R., & Sillman, A. J. (1993). Age-related changes in the visual pigments of the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 71(8), 1552-1557.

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q

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White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

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