Authors: Ayaka Fukuda, Keita Sato, Chika Fujimori, Takahiro Yamashita, Atsuko Takeuchi, Hideyo Ohuchi, Chie Umatani, Shinji Kanda
Published: 2025-01-02
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The recent discovery of nonvisual photoreceptors in various organs has raised expectations for uncovering their roles and underlying mechanisms. In this work, we identified a previously unrecognized hormone-releasing mechanism in the pituitary of the Japanese rice fish (medaka) induced by light. Ca