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A recent study defines a novel role of melanopsin-expressing ipRGCs, showing that these inner retinal photoreceptors function as retinal irradiance detectors and provide a local measure of luminance to regulate functional adaptation in the mammalian retina.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.034

Type

Journal article

Journal

Curr Biol

Publication Date

03/11/2014

Volume

24

Pages

R1055 - R1057

Keywords

Animals, Rod Opsins, Vision, Ocular