Photoperiod does not act on the suprachiasmatic nucleus photosensitive phase through the endogenous melatonin, in the Syrian hamster

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-120

  Jacob, Nathalie ^a   Vuillez, Patrick ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

C fos; Circadian rhythm; Melatonin; Photoperiod; Pineal; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030852188     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00428-X     Document Type: Article

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