Photic control of nitric oxide synthase activity in the hamster suprachiasmatic nuclei

Brain Research

Volumn 797, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 190-196

  Ferreyra, Gabriela A ^a   Cammarota, Martín P ^a   Golombek, Diego A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biological clock; Circadian rhythm; Glutamate; Nitric oxide synthase; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HAMSTER; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; DARKNESS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032577995     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00376-X     Document Type: Article

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