The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: A 25-Year Retrospective

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 100-112

  Weaver, David R ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Historical article; Meeting report; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENETICS; HAMSTER; MOUSE; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RODENT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; MICE; MUTATION; RODENTIA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032044191     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873098128999952     Document Type: Article

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