Circadian rhythm and effects of light on cAMP content of the dwarf hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 131-134

  Reuss, Stefan ^a   Rimoldi, Stefan ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Cyclic adenosine monophosphate; Phodopus sungorus; Siberian hamster; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; CYCLIC AMP; PHODOPUS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032579558     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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