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. 1966 Aug;56(2):515–520. doi: 10.1073/pnas.56.2.515

Evidence for a nonretinal pathway of light to the pineal gland of newborn rats.

M Zweig, S H Snyder, J Axelrod
PMCID: PMC224403  PMID: 5229974

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