Melanopsin
A type of photoreceptor in the retina that senses blue light and plays a key role in regulating circadian rhythms.
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Photoreceptor cells in the eye that detect light and connect to the circadian clock, crucial for plasticity related to light exposure.
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The actual pigment found in ipRGCs that converts light into an electrical signal, initially identified in frog melanophores and critical for non-image-forming light detection.
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Light-sensitive photopigment in intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) in the eye, crucial for setting circadian rhythms and promoting alertness upon light exposure.
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A type of light-sensitive cell (opsin) in the retina that converts light into electrical signals to set the circadian clock, discovered by Iggy Provencio.
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A type of photoreceptor in the retina that senses blue light and plays a key role in regulating circadian rhythms.