Spectral sensitivity of melatonin synthesis suppression in Xenopus eyecups

Visual Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 499-502

  Cahill, Gregory M ^a,c   Parsons, Sandra E ^b   Besharse, Joseph C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Circadian; Photoreceptors; Retina

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARK ADAPTATION; LIGHT; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARK ADAPTATION; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTORECEPTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0032078074     PISSN: 09525238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952523898153099     Document Type: Article

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