A blind circadian clock in cavefish reveals that opsins mediate peripheral clock photoreception.

The circadian clock is synchronized with the day-night cycle primarily by light. Fish represent fascinating models for deciphering the light input pathway to the vertebrate clock since fish cell clocks are regulated by direct light exposure. Here we have performed a comparative, functional analysis...

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Main Authors: Nicola Cavallari, Elena Frigato, Daniela Vallone, Nadine Fröhlich, Jose Fernando Lopez-Olmeda, Augusto Foà, Roberto Berti, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Vázquez, Cristiano Bertolucci, Nicholas S Foulkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3167789?pdf=render