Light-Savvy Cells (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Light-Savvy Cells

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Cells containing melanopsin, the molecule that captures light for ganglion cell photoreceptors, are stained green in this mouse retina, with those of the M1 type appearing especially bright.

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Elliott Milner and Michael Do, Boston Children's Hospital

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