Action spectrum for melatonin regulation in humans: Evidence for a novel circadian photoreceptor

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 6405-6412

  Brainard, George C ^a   Hanifin, John R ^a   Greeson, Jeffrey M ^a   Byrne, Brenda ^a   Glickman, Gena ^a   Gerner, Edward ^a   Rollag, Mark D ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Action spectrum; Circadian; Human; Light; Melatonin; Neuroendocrine; Photopigment; Photoreception; Pineal gland; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; OPSIN; PIGMENT; RETINAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD;

EID: 0035882385     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-16-06405.2001     Document Type: Article

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