c-Fos expression in the rat intergeniculate leaflet; photic regulation, co-localization with Fos-B, and cellular identification

Brain Research

Volumn 728, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 231-241

  Peters, Robin V ^a   Aronin, Neil ^a   Schwartz, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; FluoroGold; Immediate early gene; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030605825     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00414-3     Document Type: Article

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