Impaired Masking Responses to Light in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice

Chronobiology International

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 989-999

  Mrosovsky, N ^a   Hattar, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnality; Irradiance detection; Masking; Melanopsin; Retina; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; OPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIGHT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MASKING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PUPIL; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OPSIN; PHOTOPERIOD; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0345600041     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120026043     Document Type: Article

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