SAD and the Not-So-Single Photoreceptors
Oren DA, Koziorowski M, Desan PH. SAD and the Not-So-Single Photoreceptors. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2013, 170: 1403-1412. PMID: 23929223, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.13010111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsHumansLightLight Signal TransductionNeuronsPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateRod OpsinsSeasonal Affective DisorderSignal TransductionConceptsMolecular mechanismsSeasonal affective disorderCircannual regulationCritical regulatorTetrapyrrole pigmentsDevelopment of therapiesRole of rodsInfluence of lightPhotoreceptorsCone photoreceptorsLight treatmentAntidepressant effectsPhysiologyAnimal modelsAffective disordersRecent studiesSingle photoreceptorsPhototransductionRegulatorDisordersRegulationMechanismGasotransmitterRolePigments