Nervous impulses from the retina only have the small privilege of "setting the clock"
Negation: Nervous impulses from the retina do not have the small privilege of "setting the clock" 0 0 0
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The organism runs according to a genetically determined "clock" located in certain cells in a specific area of the brain 1 0 2and
Nervous impulses from the retina only have the small privilege of "setting the clock" 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The absence of bright light can create a progesterone deficiency and leave estrogen and prolactin unopposed 1 0 2Mentions
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