Irradiance encoding in the suprachiasmatic nuclei by rod and cone photoreceptors

FASEB Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4204-4212

  Van Diepen, Hester C ^a   Ramkisoensing, Ashna ^a   Peirson, Stuart N ^b   Foster, Russell G ^b   Meijer, Johanna H ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circadian; Electrophysiology; Light; Melanopsin

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; SCOTOPSIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; ROD OPSINS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 84885107705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-233098     Document Type: Article

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