2013
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
1998
Heisenberg meets photobiology?
Oren D. Heisenberg meets photobiology? Science 1998, 279: 969. PMID: 9490481, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5353.963h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTweaking the human circadian clock with light.
Oren D, Terman M. Tweaking the human circadian clock with light. Science 1998, 279: 333-4. PMID: 9454328, DOI: 10.1126/science.279.5349.333.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Bilirubin, Rem Sleep, and Phototransduction of Environmental Time Cues. A Hypothesis
Oren D. Bilirubin, Rem Sleep, and Phototransduction of Environmental Time Cues. A Hypothesis. Chronobiology International 1997, 14: 319-329. PMID: 9167892, DOI: 10.3109/07420529709001423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBilirubinBiological ClocksBiological EvolutionDepressionHumansLightLight Signal TransductionModels, BiologicalPlantsSleep, REMConceptsBiological clockEndogenous biological clockPlant phytochromesEvolutionary roleBiological clock systemEnvironmental time cuesDifferent speciesZeitgeber signalsClock systemVisual pigmentsHeme moietyCommon molecular structurePrimary effectPhototransductionBiological rhythmsPlantsPrevailing hypothesisPigmentsSimilar chromophoresTime cuesClockAnimalsPhytochromeSpeciesBile pigments