In Vitro Circadian Rhythms of the Mammalian Suprachiasmatic Nuclei: Comparison of Multi-Unit and Single-Unit Neuronal Activity Recordings

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 30-38

  Prosser, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Circadian rhythms; Glutamate; Multi unit activity; Serotonin; Single unit activity; Suprachiasmatic nuclei

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

GLUTAMIC ACID; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; OPTIC CHIASM; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; NEURONS; OPTIC CHIASM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031990860     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873098128999899     Document Type: Article

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