Unexpected c-fos gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of mice entrained to a skeleton photoperiod

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-44

  Schwartz, William J ^a   Peters, Robin V ^a   Aronin, Neil ^a   Bennett, Michele R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

c fos; Circadian rhythms; Photic entrainment; Skeleton photoperiod; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA PROBE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; ONCOGENE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA PROBES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, FOS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030096593     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049601100104     Document Type: Article

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