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Visual Transduction and Non-Visual Light Perception

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We wish to thank J. Pfannstiel and I. Huber for critical comments on the manuscript. Our work is supported by grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Hu 839/2–4), the German-Israel-Foundation (GIF), and the Hertie-Foundation.

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