Photosensitivity to different light intensities in blind and sighted rodents

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 3857-3864

  Zubidat, A E ^a   Nelson, R J ^b   Haim, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosinor analysis; Daily variation; Melanopsin; Photophase Irradiance; Retinal photoreceptors; Ultradian rhythm; Urinary melatonin.

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; 6-SULFATOXYMELATONIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIGHT; MALE; MICTURITION; MOLE RAT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URINE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; SPALAX; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URINATION;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS SOCIALIS; MURIDAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA; SPALACINAE; SPALAX;

EID: 70449720705     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033969     Document Type: Article

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