Melanopsin phototransduction: slowly emerging from the dark.

Melanopsin expressing retinal ganglion cells represent a third class of ocular photoreceptors and are involved in irradiance detection and non-image-forming responses to light including pupil constriction, circadian entrainment, and regulation of sleep. Over recent years, there has been a rapid incr...

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Main Authors: Hughes, S, Hankins, M, Foster, R, Peirson, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012