Melanopsin in the circadian timing system

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-89

  Beaulé, Christian ^a   Robinson, Barry ^a   Lamont, Elaine Waddington ^a   Amir, Shimon ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Photic entrainment; Photoreceptors

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISUAL PROTEINS AND PIGMENTS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIGHT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; RAT; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DENERVATION; EYE ENUCLEATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOTOXINS; MALE; N-GLYCOSYL HYDROLASES; NEUROTOXINS; OPSIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SODIUM GLUTAMATE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0141785339     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JMN:21:1:73     Document Type: Conference Paper

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