Phototransduction in ganglion-cell photoreceptors

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 454, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 849-855

  Berson, David M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ganglion cell; ipRGC; Melanopsin; Photoreceptor; Retina; Rhabdomeric; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; TRPC

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MELANOPSIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITIDE; PIGMENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIGHT; OPSIN; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; PHOTORECEPTORS, VERTEBRATE; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34250821195     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0242-2     Document Type: Review

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