Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells: Many subtypes, diverse functions

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 572-580

  Schmidt, Tiffany M ^a   Chen, Shih Kuo ^a   Hattar, Samer ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MELANOPSIN; RHODOPSIN; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL;

CHROMATOPHORE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPOLARIZATION; DROSOPHILA; IMAGE DISPLAY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA CELL; REVIEW; SLEEP;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; LIGHT; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, INVERTEBRATE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; ROD OPSINS;

EID: 82455164299     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2011.07.001     Document Type: Review

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