Intrinsic photosensitivity of a deep brain photoreceptor

Current Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2014, Pages

  Nakane, Yusuke ^a   Shimmura, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Abe, Hideki ^a   Yoshimura, Takashi ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPSIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DENDRITE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; METABOLISM; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DENDRITES; OPSINS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, VERTEBRATE; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84904020778     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.05.038     Document Type: Letter

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