Human cryptochrome exhibits light-dependent magnetosensitivity

Humans are not believed to have a magnetic sense, even though many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for orientation and navigation. One model of magnetosensing in animals proposes that geomagnetic fields are perceived by light-sensitive chemical reactions involving the flavoprotein crypto...

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Autores principales: Foley, Lauren E., Gegear, Robert J., Reppert, Steven M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3128388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21694704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1364

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3128388/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21694704
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1364

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