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The discovery of The Circadian Photoreceptor
... The conceptualization of circadian photoreceptor molecules began it around 19th century when documentation of the plant response to the blue light accrued.... he discovery towards circadian photoreceptor proved to be challenging and deceptive over a long period.... The unearthing of the molecules would then give clue to the discovery of the cells of the circadian photoreceptors....
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"the circadian Clocks Mechanism" paper focuses on the circadian clock also known as a circadian oscillator that is a biochemical system in living organisms that oscillates within a period of 24 hours.... 3) Several input pathways to this central oscillator to allow programming of the circadian clock.... The morning loop has the CCA1 gene (circadian and Clock Associated 1) and LHY gene (Late Elongated Hypocotyl), which encode closely related MYB transcription factors....
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the circadian cycle is controlled by suprachiasmatic nucleus located in hypothalamus region of brain that influences the sleep-wake cycle by receiving signals from retina of eye about light and dark.... the circadian cycle is controlled by suprachiasmatic nucleus located in hypothalamus region of brain that influences the sleep-wake cycle by receiving signals from retina of eye about light and dark.... The photoreceptor cells in retina transmit signals on light activation and deactivation via neurons of retinohypothalamic tract to the SCN, which are further transmitted to pineal gland via the superior cervical ganglion....
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The article reviews the expression of luciferase or green fluorescent protein from the promoter of the clock period in order to monitor the circadian clock in explanted abdominal tissues, head, and thorax in transgenic drosophila.... The paper "Independent Photoreceptive circadian Clocks Throughout Drosophila" is to investigate the expression of genes instrumental to the functioning of the biological clock.... The researchers sought to examine the activity of unidentified circadian photoreceptors in organs other than the eyes....
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This activates the photoreceptor cells on the retina, which results to the creation of people's visual worlds.... The photoreceptor cells and neurons generate visual precision and enable people to see different colors, including dimness and brightness.... The stages of brain development are cell birth, cell migration, cell differentiation, cell maturation, synaptogenesis, cell death and synaptic pruning, and myelogenesis....
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The paper "The Functions of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System" states that the sound waves enter the auditory canal which amplifies the sound into the eardrum which is placed in the middle ear.... Sound waves from the eardrum are carried along through the hammer, anvil and the stirrup bones....
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The minds of non-mammalian vertebrates possess photoreceptive cells that are essential for instituting the circadian rhythms of behavior and physiology.... In order to explore the presence of these photoreceptive cells that contributes to the entrainment of the circadian rhythm to the light and dark cycle.... The author of the paper "circadian Photoreception - Photoreceptive Cells of the Mammals" basically provided a clue to answer the question of whether the mammals possess the photoreceptive cells that respond to the variations in the light and dark cycle....
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Two blue light-light photoreceptors known as cryptochromes 1 and 2(CRY1 and CRY2) discovered in mammals have been closely studied in the article to shed more light on the circadian rhythm (Miyamoto and Aziz, Pg 1).... It samples tissues from diverse mammalian organs to test the circadian rhythm phenomenon and therefore, lives up to its heading.... This article "Cells and Molecules by Yasuhide Miyamoto and Aziz Sancar" presents circadian rhythm with a special focus on photoreceptors....
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