Melanopsin regulates both sleep-promoting and arousal-promoting responses to light

Light plays a critical role in the regulation of numerous aspects of physiology and behaviour, including the entrainment of circadian rhythms and the regulation of sleep. These responses involve melanopsin (OPN4)-expressing photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (pRGCs) in addition to rods and cones....

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Auteurs principaux: Pilorz, V, Tam, S, Hughes, S, Pothecary, C, Jagannath, A, Hankins, M, Bannerman, D, Lightman, S, Vyazovskiy, V, Nolan, P, Foster, R, Peirson, S
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science 2016