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The radical-pair mechanism of magnetoreception
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Although it has been known for almost half a century that migratory birds can detect the direction of the Earth's magnetic field, the primary sensory mechanism behind this remarkable feat is still unclear. The leading hypothesis centres on radical pairs — magnetically sensitive chemical intermediates formed by photoexcitation of cryptochrome proteins in the retina. Our primary aim here is to explain the chemical and physical aspects of the radical pair mechanism to biologists and the biologic...
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Hore, P. J., & Mouritsen, H. (2016). The radical-pair mechanism of magnetoreception. Annual Review of Biophysics, 45(1), 299–344.MLA Style
Hore, P. J., and H. Mouritsen. “The Radical-Pair Mechanism of Magnetoreception.” Annual Review of Biophysics, vol. 45, no. 1, Annual Reviews, 2016, pp. 299–344.Chicago Style
Hore, PJ, and H Mouritsen. 2016. “The Radical-Pair Mechanism of Magnetoreception.” Annual Review of Biophysics 45 (1): 299–344.Print
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+Hore, PJMore by this authorInstitution: University of Oxford Division: MPLS Department: Chemistry Oxford college: Corpus Christi College Role: Author
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+Volkswagen Group (Germany)More from this funderFunder identifier: https://ror.org/01f3bhg26 Funding agency for: Mouritsen, H Grant: Lichtenberg Professur
+EMF Biological Research TrustMore from this funderFunding agency for: Hore, PJ Grant: FA9550-14-1-0095
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Annual Reviews
- Journal:
- Annual Review of BiophysicsMore from this journal
- Volume:
- 45
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 299-344
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-16
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-04-27
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- EISSN:
- 1936-1238
- ISSN:
- 1936-122X
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- English
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- Review
- Pubs id:
- pubs:619126
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- uuid:c1e3c8ca-98b3-4e9d-8efd-0b9ad9b965eb
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- 2016-08-12
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- This is the author's original manuscript version of the article, posted with permission from the Annual Review of Biophysics. The final version is available online from Annual Reviews athttps://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-biophys-032116-094545
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