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Inner retinal photoreception independent of the visual retinoid cycle.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 Jul 2006
Tu Daniel C, Owens Leah A, Anderson Lauren, Golczak Marcin, Doyle Susan E, McCall Maureen, Menaker Michael, Palczewski Krzysztof, Van Gelder Russell N
Abstract excerpt
Mice lacking the visual cycle enzymes RPE65 or lecithin-retinol acyl transferase (Lrat) have pupillary light responses (PLR) that are less sensitive than those of mice with outer retinal degeneration (rd/rd or rdta). Inner retinal photoresponses are mediated by melanopsin-expressing, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs), suggesting that the melanopsin-dependent photocycle utilizes RPE65...
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