Daily rhythm of melanopsin-expressing cells in the mouse retina
In addition to some other functions, melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) constitute the principal mediators of the circadian photoentrainment, a process by which the suprachiasmatic nucleus (the central clock of mammals), adjusts daily to the external day/night cycle. In the present...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2009-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/neuro.03.003.2009/full |