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Unexpected Diversity and Photoperiod Dependence of the Zebrafish Melanopsin System

Animals have evolved specialized photoreceptors in the retina and in extraocular tissues that allow them to measure light changes in their environment. In mammals, the retina is the only structure that detects light and relays this information to the brain. The classical photoreceptors, rods and con...

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Autores principales: Matos-Cruz, Vanessa, Blasic, Joseph, Nickle, Benjamin, Robinson, Phyllis R., Hattar, Samer, Halpern, Marnie E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3178608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21966429
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025111