Retinal innervation tunes circuits that drive nonphotic entrainment to food
Fernandez DC, Komal R, Langel J, Ma J, Duy PQ, Penzo MA, Zhao H, Hattar S. Retinal innervation tunes circuits that drive nonphotic entrainment to food. Nature 2020, 581: 194-198. PMID: 32404998, PMCID: PMC7291822, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2204-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-restricted feedingEarly postnatal stagesPostnatal stagesAdult miceIntergeniculate leafletPhotosensitive retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsEarly postnatal periodFood anticipatory activityIGL neuronsGanglion cellsPostnatal periodRetinal inputIpRGCsAcute inhibitionCentral circadian pacemakerPhotic informationTime cuesMajor time cueSuprachiasmatic nucleusInnervationNonphotic cuesMiceNeuronsNonphotic entrainment