Circadian rhythm in rat retinal dopamine |
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Authors: | Anna Wirz-Justice Mosé Da Prada Charlotte Remé |
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Affiliation: | 1. Psychiatric University Clinic, Basel Switzerland;2. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel Switzerland;3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Zürich Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Rat retinal dopamine concentration and synthetic rate exhibit a circadian rhythm that persists in the absence of time cues. Although the population of retinal amacrine cells containing dopamine is small, retinal dopamine neurones may lie on the pathway mediating light information to the circadian system. |
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Keywords: | retina dopamine circadian rhythm |
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