Circadian rhythms in cultured mammalian retina.

doi:10.1126/science.272.5260.419

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Circadian rhythms in cultured mammalian retina.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Apr 1996

Tosini G, Menaker M

Abstract excerpt

Many retinal functions are circadian, but in most instances the location of the clock that drives the rhythm is not known. Cultured neural retinas of the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) exhibited circadian rhythms of melatonin synthesis for at least 5 days at 27 degrees celsius. The rhythms...

Topics

Animals
Biological Clocks
Circadian Rhythm
Cricetinae
Culture Techniques
Darkness
Genes
Light
Melatonin
Mesocricetus
Mutation
Retina
Temperature

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