Photic entrainment of circadian rhythms in rodents

Chronobiology International

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 395-423

  Rea, Michael A ^a,b,c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Immediate early genes; Nitric oxide; Phase shifts; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITRIC OXIDE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NERVE TRACT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; RAT; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0031710493     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529808998699     Document Type: Review

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