Melanopsin and the Non-visual Photochemistry in the Inner Retina of Vertebrates

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-44

  Díaz, Nicolás M ^a   Morera, Luis P ^a   Guido, Mario E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; PIGMENT; SCOTOPSIN;

ANIMAL; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; INVERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOLS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; RETINA; ROD OPSINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VERTEBRATES; XENOPUS;

EID: 84955419587     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/php.12545     Document Type: Review

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