The effects of rod and cone loss on the photic regulation of locomotor activity and heart rate.
Behavioral responses to light indirectly affect cardiovascular output, but in anesthetized rodents a direct effect of light on heart rate has also been described. Both the basis for this response and the contribution of rods, cones and melanopsin-based photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (pRGCs) r...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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