Restoration of circadian rhythmicity by transplants of SCN "micropunches"

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-171

  LeSauter, Joseph ^a   Lehman, Michael N ^b   Silver, Rae ^a  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Hamster; Neural transplantation; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

TAU PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TRANSPLANTATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GENETICS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HAMSTER; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TRANSPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0030162717     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049601100208     Document Type: Article

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