Vision: Melanopsin and the Pharmacology of Photons

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Sep 2016 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Current Biology, volume 26, pages R804-R806 (issn: 0960-9822,

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Authors: Russell N, Van Gelder;

doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.052

pmid: 27623262

Vision: Melanopsin and the Pharmacology of Photons

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Abstract

Using a targeted chemogenetic approach, a new study provides evidence for a unique pathway for neural processing of light information from melanopsin ganglion cells. These results suggest how light can have both alerting and sleep-promoting effects in mice.

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Keywords

Retinal Ganglion Cells, Mice, Photons, Light, Rod Opsins, Animals, Melanopsin, Vision, Ocular

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