Abstract
A small subset of retinal output cells express the photopigment melanopsin, rendering them intrinsically light-sensitive. Recent work quantifies, for the first time, fundamental properties of their light response.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Brain / physiology
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Light
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Light Signal Transduction / physiology*
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Mice
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Mice, Transgenic
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Optic Nerve / physiology
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Photons
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Retina / anatomy & histology*
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Retina / cytology
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Retina / physiology
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Retinal Ganglion Cells / physiology
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Rod Opsins / physiology*
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Visual Perception