parietopsin

From parieto- +‎ opsin.

parietopsin (plural parietopsins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of opsins in the parietal eye of some lizards
   • 2015 October 23, “Activation of Transducin by Bistable Pigment Parapinopsin in the Pineal Organ of Lower Vertebrates”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     It has been reported that parietopsin, first identified in the parietal eye, is colocalized with and coupled to Go-type G protein in the photoreceptor cells of the lizard parietal eye [31 ].