ND-0652 · 2002 · Theory or framework
Phototransduction by retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock
Berson DM, Dunn FA, Takao M. Science. 2002.
doi.org/10.1126/science.1067262 · Summary not yet checked against the text
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What the source reports
A class of retinal ganglion cells responded to light directly, without rods or cones, and drove circadian timing.
Limitations
Animal mechanism.
Field
Light and circadian
Notes and follow-up
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