作者: Stuart E. Dryer , Theresa D’Souza , Michelle A. Reiser
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1549-8_10
关键词: Circadian regulation 、 Light intensity 、 Circadian clock 、 Neuroscience 、 Vertebrate 、 Melatonin secretion 、 Pineal gland 、 Biology 、 Orders of magnitude (specific energy) 、 Circadian rhythm
摘要: Even though ambient light intensity can be as much 12 orders of magnitude greater during the day than night, visual systems detect contrasts in face these enormous changes background illumination. Some this behavior attributed to acute adaptive phenomena, but it is now clear that circadian oscillators also play an important role regulating photoreceptor responses large daily illumination (reviewed by Cahill and Besharse, 1995).