Benolken R M, Anderson R E, Wheeler T G
Science. 1973 Dec 21;182(4118):1253-4. doi: 10.1126/science.182.4118.1253.
The fatty acid composition of rat photoreceptor membranes was altered by dietary manipulation. A functional alteration was also observed in the component of the electroretinogram which is generated by the photoreceptors. A membrane fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid, appears to be involved in the transduction process of visual excitation.