Cholinergic regulation of the suprachiasmatic nucleus circadian rhythm via a muscarinic mechanism at night

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 744-751

  Liu, Chen ^a,b   Gillette, Martha U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

4 DAMP; acetylcholine; atropine; carbachol; circadian rhythm; d tubocurarine; dihydro erythroidine; McN A 343; muscarinic receptor; nicotine; pirenzepine; suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

4 DIPHENYLACETOXY 1 METHYLPIPERIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; MUSCARINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; PIRENZEPINE; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; [4 [(3 CHLOROPHENYL)CARBAMOYLOXY] 2 BUTYNYL]TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030030035     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-02-00744.1996     Document Type: Article

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