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Melanopsin: An opsin in melanophores, brain, and eye.

Provencio I, Jiang G, De Grip WJ, Hayes WP, Rollag MD (1998) Melanopsin: An opsin in melanophores, brain, and eye. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95(1):340-345. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.1.340

Summary: Melanopsin was discovered by Dr. Ignacio Provencio as a novel opsin in the melanophores (light-sensitive skin cells) of the African clawed frog.

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