Serotonergic innervation of the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus and photic regulation of circadian rhythms

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 513-523

  Pickard, Gary E ^a   Rea, Michael A ^b,c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Serotonin; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INNERVATION; MAMMAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031279870     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(98)80007-5     Document Type: Review

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