A retinal dark-light switch: A review of the evidence

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 399-409

  Morgan, Ian G ^a   Boelen, Meeuwis K ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dark light switch; Dopamine; Enkephalin; Melatonin; Photoreceptors

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DARKNESS; HUMAN; LIGHT; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; REVIEW; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DARKNESS; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; NERVE NET; NEURAL INHIBITION; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTORECEPTORS; RETINA; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0030140396     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952523800008087     Document Type: Article

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