Identifying the photoreceptive inputs to the mammalian circadian system using transgenic and retinally degenerate mice

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 97-102

  Lucas, Robert J ^a   Freedman, Melanie S ^a   Lupi, Daniela ^a   Munoz, Marta ^a   David Gray, Zoe K ^a   Foster, Russell G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Light; Mice; Photoentrainment; Photoreceptors; Pineal; Retina

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA ROD; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PHENOTYPE; PHOTORECEPTORS; PINEAL GLAND; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0035829369     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(01)00274-1     Document Type: Article

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