Two types of melanopsin retinal ganglion cell differentially innervate the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and the olivary pretectal nucleus

Retinal ganglion cell projections to the

Retinal ganglion cell projections to the hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus, intergeniculate leaflet, and visual midbrain: Bifurcation and melanopsin immunoreactivity

✍ Lawrence P. Morin; Jane H. Blanchard; Ignacio Provencio 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 899 KB

## Abstract The circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) receives direct retinal input via the retinohypothalamic tract (RHT), and the retinal ganglion cells contributing to this projection may be specialized with respect to direct regulation of the circadian clock. However, some gangli