Intrinsically photosensitive melanopsin retinal ganglion cell contributions to the pupillary light reflex and circadian rhythm

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-149

  Markwell, Emma L ^a   Feigl, Beatrix ^a   Zele, Andrew J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Melanopsin; Pupillary reflex; Retinal disease; Retinal ganglion cells; Retinal photoreceptors

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; SCOTOPSIN;

ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROD OPSINS;

EID: 77953770560     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2010.00479.x     Document Type: Review

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