Dong, Xiaoyun (Date of defense: 2016-05-25)
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest membrane protein superfamily encoded by the human genome and represent the largest class of drug targets for a wide range of pathological conditions. ...
Srinivasan, Sundaramoorthy (Date of defense: 2015-10-02)
Human color perception is mediated by cone photoreceptor cells which mainly locate on the fovea of the eye. Bright light activates the photosensitive opsin pigments which are embedded in the outer segment ...
Razzaghi, Neda (Date of defense: 2022-11-25)
(English) Perception of the world by an organism is not possible unless decoding the received information through its sensory systems. In vertebrates, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels ...