Chemical magnetoreception: bird cryptochrome 1a is excited by blue light and forms long-lived radical-pairs.

Chemical magnetoreception: bird cryptochrome 1a is excited by blue light and forms long-lived radical-pairs.

Cryptochromes (Cry) have been suggested to form the basis of light-dependent magnetic compass orientation in birds. However, to function as magnetic compass sensors, the cryptochromes of migratory birds must possess a number of key biophysical characteristics. Most importantly, absorption of blue li...

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Main Authors: Miriam Liedvogel, Kiminori Maeda, Kevin Henbest, Erik Schleicher, Thomas Simon, Christiane R Timmel, P J Hore, Henrik Mouritsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2040520?pdf=render

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