PhysiologySciencePeer-reviewed
Direct photoreception of a pituitary endocrine cell, melanotroph, induces a hormone release
Ayaka Fukuda, Keita Sato, Chika Fujimori…·Shinji Kanda
The paper shows that melanotrophs in the pituitary directly sense short-wavelength light, triggering hormone release and UV protection through Opn5m.