The suprachiasmatic nucleus—paraventricular nucleus interactions: A bridge to the neuroendocrine and autonomic nervous system

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 119, Issue C, 1999, Pages 365-382

  Buijs, RuudM ^a   Hermes, Michael H L J ^a   Kalsbeek, Andries ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOSTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL INTERACTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE RELEASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0032460848     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)61581-2     Document Type: Article

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