The Melanocyte Photosensory System in Human Skin

April 2013 in “ SpringerPlus ”

B Iyengar

Studysummary This study reports that melanocytes form a defined photoresponsive network in the skin that reads environmental light cycles and may influence the sleep-waking cycle similar to the pineal gland.

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