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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 were entrained by light cycles applied in vitro and were free-running in constant darkness. Retinas from hamsters...
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