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RETINAL SIGNAL [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
CONT

During daylight, melatonin secretion is suppressed to barely detectable levels. At dusk, as retinal signals to the [suprachiasmatic nucleus] decrease, melatonin secretion increases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
CONT

Les signaux rétiniens, donnant une information sur la couleur, ont pu être «suivis» dans leur activation du cortex visuel en imagerie par résonance magnétique fonctionnelle.

Spanish

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