Sentence examples for acutely light from inspiring English sources

In the absence of functional small LNv, the high amplitude morning startle response component persists in LD indicating that it can be acutely light driven, but disappears immediately upon transition into DD and is thus clock- and small LNv dependent in the absence of light.

Thomas Ruenger, a dermatologist at Boston University who specializes in light-sensitivity disorders, told me that he found it "very, very hard to believe" that such a display could cause discomfort to even the most acutely light-sensitive person, because the energy level would be "so low" by the time the light reached the skin.

Recently the large LNv have been shown by direct patch clamp recording to be acutely light-responsive [30], [31].

Other phototransductive/photoregulatory genes represented on our array were rhythmic, but not acutely light-regulated, including retinal fascin, interstitial retinol-binding protein 3 (i rbp), and transducin γ-subunit.

During the night, melatonin can be suppressed acutely by light.

During the dark period, plasma levels of melatonin are high149, and melatonin secretion is acutely suppressed by light exposure26.

The expression of several clock genes acutely responds to light in zebrafish cells, e.g. per1, per2 and cry1a [22], [23], [24], [24].

Electrophysiological analysis indicates that the large LNv exhibit preferential spontaneous firing in both circadian and actual morning [29], [30] and that action potential firing rate of the large LNv is acutely sensitive to light [30].

In addition, nocturnal melatonin secretion can be acutely suppressed by light, and 100 lux is sufficient to impact nocturnal melatonin secretion [ 12].

To understand how light acutely regulates heart rate we studied responses to light in mice lacking all rod and cone photoreceptors (rd/rd cl ) along with wild-type controls.

When they are lit acutely, they look like computer renderings that haven't had a texture mapped over them yet.