The regulation of skin pigmentation in response to environmental light by pineal Type II opsins and skin melanophore melatonin receptors
Gabriel E. Bertolesi, Karen Atkinson‐Leadbeater, Emma M. Mackey, Yi Song, Belinda Heyne, Sarah McFarlane
Topics & Concepts
OpsinMelatoninBiologyMelanophorePinealocyteRhodopsinPineal glandReceptorCell biologyMelatonin receptorPseudogeneGeneticsGeneInternal medicineEndocrinologyGenomeRetinalBiochemistryChromatophoreMedicineCircadian rhythm and melatoninNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research