Strange vision: Ganglion cells as circadian photoreceptors

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 314-320

  Berson, David M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PIGMENT;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ILLUMINATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VISION;

EID: 0038798013     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(03)00130-9     Document Type: Review

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