Scientists show how light therapy treats depression in mice model (IMAGE)

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Scientists show how light therapy treats depression in mice model

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Per1 gene expression (yellow color) before (left panel) and after a 15 minute light pulse (right panel) given in the dark at zeitgeber time 22 in the lateral habenula (area visualized by hatched lines). The blue color depicts cell nuclei. The white line bottom left indicates the scale and corresponds to 200 μm

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Iwona Olejniczak, 2021, PLOS Genetics, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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