Classical condition occur when behavior  is modified (conditioned) by pairing of two stimuli

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Light-triggered closing of the cGMP-gated cation

channels causes a drop in the cytosolic Ca2+ concentration inside the rod cell.

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Low intracellular Ca2+ concentration is sensed by a class of Ca2+ -binding proteins known as guanylate cyclase–activating proteins.

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Guanylate cyclase–activating proteins, 

bind to guanylate cyclase and stimulate its activity, elevating cGMP level and causing the cGMP-gated ion channels to reopen.

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Terminate the visual response involves phosphorylation of activated (R*) rhodopsin, but not its dark (R) form

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Rhodopsin kinase, a member of the GRK family of kinases catalyzes phosphorylation of activated rhodopsin

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Each opsin molecule has multiple principal serine and threonine phosphorylation sites on its cytosol-facing C-terminal segment.