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The evolution of irradiance detection: melanopsin and the non-visual opsins

Circadian rhythms are endogenous 24 h cycles that persist in the absence of external time cues. These rhythms provide an internal representation of day length and optimize physiology and behaviour to the varying demands of the solar cycle. These clocks require daily adjustment to local time and the...

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Autores principales: Peirson, Stuart N., Halford, Stephanie, Foster, Russell G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781857/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19720649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0050