melanopsin

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What does melanopsin mean?

A type of photopigment (an opsin) found in the retina; it is involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms

Where does melanopsin come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂ns Proto-Hellenic *mélans Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās)der. English melano- English opsin English melanopsin From melano- + opsin.

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