Retrograde Melanopsin Signaling Increases With Age in Retinal Degenerate Mice Lacking Rods and the Majority of Cones
Author(s) -
Ma’ayan Semo,
Peter Coffey,
Carlos Gias,
Anthony Vugler
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.15-17609
Subject(s) - melanopsin , biology , intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells , retinal , retina , neuroscience , tyrosine hydroxylase , microbiology and biotechnology , anatomy , endocrinology , dopamine , medicine , retinal ganglion cell , photopigment , biochemistry
Following on from reports of retrograde retinal signaling in mice, we sought to investigate the influence of age and retinal location on this phenomenon using mice that lack rods and the majority of cones.
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