Supplemental Information: Intrinsic photosensitivity of a deep brain photoreceptor
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Supplemental Data Figure S1. Intrinsic photosensitivity of CSF-contacting neurons in the PVO. Apparent light response observed in normal ACSF (black trace) persisted during the bath application of 1 µM TTX (red trace). Although action potentials were blocked, light-induced depolarization was unaffected by bath application of TTX. hv: light stimulus.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014