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Extraocular phototransduction and circadian timing systems in vertebrates.
Chronobiology international - 1 Mar 2001
Campbell S S, Murphy P J, Suhner A G
Abstract excerpt
It is widely accepted that, for organisms with eyes, the daily regulation of circadian rhythms is made possible by light transduction through those organs. Yet, it has been demonstrated repeatedly in recent years that ocular light receptors that mediate vision, at least in mammals, are not the same photoreceptors involved in circadian regulation. Moreover, it has been recognized for many years that circadian...
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