Decline of circadian photosensitivity associated with retinal degeneration in CBA/J-rd/rd mice

Brain Research

Volumn 779, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 188-193

  Yoshimura, Takashi ^a   Ebihara, Shizufumi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Cone; Phase shift; rd mouse; Rod

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LOCOMOTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA IMAGE; RETINA ROD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; PHOTORECEPTORS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0031963893     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01122-0     Document Type: Article

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