Daily and Seasonal Variation in Light Exposure among the Old Order Amish
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Daily and seasonal variation in the spectral composition of light exposure in humans.
Light is considered the most potent synchronizer of the human circadian system and exerts many other non-image-forming effects, including those that affect brain function. These effects are mediated in part by intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells that express the photopigment melanopsin. The spectral sensitivity of melanopsin is greatest for blue light at approximately 480 nm. At...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124460