title: Probing ultrafast biological processes by picosecond spectroscopy.
abstract: A brief discussion of the initial events leading to the visual transduction process will be presented to illustrate the capabilities of picosecond spectroscopy.
mesh_terms: D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D012168:Retinal Pigments; D012243:Rhodopsin; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors; D014796:Visual Perception
chemical_list: D012168:Retinal Pigments; D012243:Rhodopsin