Melanopsin-positive intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells: From form to function

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 45, 2011, Pages 16094-16101

  Schmidt, Tiffany M ^a   Do, Michael Tri H ^b   Dacey, Dennis ^c   Lucas, Robert ^d   Hattar, Samer ^e   Matynia, Anna ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN;

ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA INNER PLEXIFORM LAYER; RETINA ROD; STRIATE CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VISION;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; HUMANS; LIGHT; LIGHT SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; NERVE NET; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROD OPSINS; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 80755181329     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4132-11.2011     Document Type: Article

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