Temperature sensitivity of the suprachiasmatic nucleus of ground squirrels and rats in vitro

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 126-136

  Ruby, Norman F ^a   Heller, H Craig ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Circadian rhythm; Hibernation; Q10; Single unit; Temperature compensation

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SCIURIDAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIURIDAE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030160902     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049601100205     Document Type: Article

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