Characteristics of flash responses of single rods
| Id (pA) | Io (photons μm−2)a | Time to peak (ms) | Elementary amplitude (pA) | Flash sensitivity (pA/photons μm−2) | τrec (ms) | Integration time (ms) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild type | 13.2 ± 0.6 (33) | 48.3 ± 2.1 (25) | 111 ± 6 (28) | 0.58 ± 0.07 (18) | 0.186 ± 0.018 (26) | 200 ± 9 (26) | 278 ± 22 (26) |
| G38D/Tα+/− | 12.1 ± 0.5 (27)#### | 77.4 ± 6.0 (22)****# | 109 ± 9 (22) | 0.37 ± 0.06 (14)*## | 0.116 ± 0.014 (24)**## | 207 ± 14 (20) | 301 ± 33 (22) |
| TαEE/Tα+/− | 17.3 ± 0.8 (30)**** | 57.7 ± 4.7 (23) | 115 ± 8 (24) | 0.79 ± 0.10 (19) | 0.255 ± 0.041 (22) | 181 ± 24 (21) | 270 ± 23 (22) |
| G38D/Tα−/− | 11.5 ± 0.5 (26)*#### | 2,296 ± 125 (26)****#### | 192 ± 43 (25)* | ND | 0.0035 ± 0.0003 (23)****#### | 2,992 ± 331 (19)****#### | 1,892 ± 284 (18)****#### |
| TαEE /Tα−/− | 16.5 ± 0.7 (31)*** | 59.0 ± 3.7 (20)* | 132 ± 11 (26) | 0.62 ± 0.05 (19) | 0.203 ± 0.019 (23) | 209 ± 9 (24) | 317 ± 18 (25) |
All values are mean ± SE (number of cells). ND, Not determined. Significance values from t test versus wild type:
↵*p < 0.05;
↵**p < 0.01;
↵***p < 0.001;
↵****p < 0.0001. Significance values from t test versus TαEE/Tα+/− or TαEE/Tα−/−:
↵#p < 0.05;
↵##p < 0.01;
###p < 0.001;
↵####p < 0.0001.
↵aFlash strength that elicited a half-maximal response.