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Science 1 July 1977:
Vol. 197. no. 4298, pp. 86 - 89
DOI: 10.1126/science.867057
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Science, Vol 197, Issue 4298, 86-89
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Efferent optic nerve fibers mediate circadian rhythms in the Limulus eye

RB Barlow Jr, SJ Bolanowski Jr, and ML Brachman

When the horseshoe crab is kept in constant darkness, the lateral eye produces larger electroretinographic and optic nerve responses at night than during the day. These circadian rhythms are mediated by synchronous bursts of efferent impulses in the optic nerve trunk. The endogenous efferent activity appears to increase both the gain and the quantum catch of the photoreceptors.


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