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Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts
Biological impacts of light beyond vision, i.e., non-visual functions of light, signify the need to better understand light detection (or photoreception) systems in vertebrates. Photopigments, which comprise light-absorbing chromophores bound to a variety of G-protein coupled receptor opsins, are re...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27199680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2016.00048 |
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author | Hang, Chong Yee Kitahashi, Takashi Parhar, Ishwar S. |
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description | Biological impacts of light beyond vision, i.e., non-visual functions of light, signify the need to better understand light detection (or photoreception) systems in vertebrates. Photopigments, which comprise light-absorbing chromophores bound to a variety of G-protein coupled receptor opsins, are responsible for visual and non-visual photoreception. Non-visual opsin photopigments in the retina of mammals and extra-retinal tissues of non-mammals play an important role in non-image-forming functions of light, e.g., biological rhythms and seasonal reproduction. This review highlights the role of opsin photoreceptors in the deep brain, which could involve conserved neurochemical systems that control different time- and light-dependent physiologies in in non-mammalian vertebrates including teleost fish. |
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spelling | pubmed-48466512016-05-19 Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts Hang, Chong Yee Kitahashi, Takashi Parhar, Ishwar S. Front Neuroanat Neuroanatomy Biological impacts of light beyond vision, i.e., non-visual functions of light, signify the need to better understand light detection (or photoreception) systems in vertebrates. Photopigments, which comprise light-absorbing chromophores bound to a variety of G-protein coupled receptor opsins, are responsible for visual and non-visual photoreception. Non-visual opsin photopigments in the retina of mammals and extra-retinal tissues of non-mammals play an important role in non-image-forming functions of light, e.g., biological rhythms and seasonal reproduction. This review highlights the role of opsin photoreceptors in the deep brain, which could involve conserved neurochemical systems that control different time- and light-dependent physiologies in in non-mammalian vertebrates including teleost fish. Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4846651/ /pubmed/27199680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2016.00048 Text en Copyright © 2016 Hang, Kitahashi and Parhar. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroanatomy Hang, Chong Yee Kitahashi, Takashi Parhar, Ishwar S. Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts |
title | Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts |
title_full | Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts |
title_fullStr | Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts |
title_full_unstemmed | Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts |
title_short | Neuronal Organization of Deep Brain Opsin Photoreceptors in Adult Teleosts |
title_sort | neuronal organization of deep brain opsin photoreceptors in adult teleosts |
topic | Neuroanatomy |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27199680 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2016.00048 |
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