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The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Impaired Masking Responses to Light in Melanopsin‐Knockout Mice

Professor N. Mrosovsky Departments of Zoology, Physiology and Psychology, University of Toronto, 25 Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G5, Canada
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S. Hattar Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandUSA; Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandUSA
Pages 989-999 | Received 04 Aug 2003, Accepted 18 Aug 2003, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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