The SCN is comprised of a population of coupled oscillators

Chronobiology International

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 489-511

  Millér, Joseph D ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; CAMP; Glia; Suprachiasmatic; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ION CHANNEL; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; GLIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031690953     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529808998704     Document Type: Review

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