Intracellular absorption difference spectrum of Limulus extra-ocular photolabile pigment.
Microspectrophotometric measurements on single cell bodies located on the surface of the"lateral olfactory nerve" of Limulus polyphemus show they contain a photolabile pigment with a absorption-difference spectrum similar in shape to that of most other visual pigments and with a maximum absorption at 529 +/- 5 nanometers.
D000818:Animals; D003445:Crustacea; D009832:Olfactory Nerve; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000032:analysis*; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D010860:Pigments, Biological