Endogenous melatonin signal does not mediate the effect of photoperiod on the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 725, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-283

  Sumová, Alena ^a   Illnerová, Helena ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

c fos; Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Pineal; Rat; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030198054     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00408-8     Document Type: Article

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