Rod cells sense light with the aid of a light-sensitive GPCR called rhodopsin.

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Brown Adipose Tissue

is brown because of the presence of large numbers of mitochondria (high concentrations of cytochromes), with heme groups that are strong absorbers of visible 

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The mitochondria of brown adipocytes have a unique protein in their inner membrane, Thermogenin (uncoupling protein 1 ), provides a path for protons to return to the matrix without passing through the FoF1 complex.

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Thermogenin activity is responsible for one of the principal functions of BAT: Thermogenesi

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