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Multiple Photopigments Entrain the Mammalian Circadian Oscillator
Several light-sensitive proteins help set the mammal's internal body clock
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Abstract
Medium wavelength opsin (MW-opsin) plays an important role in circadian photoentrainment.
- Circadian rhythms are influenced by the natural day:night cycle.
- Melanopsin in retinal ganglion cells contributes to this photoentrainment.
- MW-opsin is identified as another key player in the entrainment process.
- A model is developed to explain how different wavelengths affect photoentrainment involving both melanopsin and MW-opsin.
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