Anatomical and functional demonstration of a multisynaptic suprachiasmatic nucleus adrenal (cortex) pathway

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1535-1544

  Buijs, Ruud M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Corticosterone; Melatonin; Noradrenaline; Paraventricular nucleus; Sympathetic parasympathetic

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CELL LABELING; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIGHT; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; DARKNESS; DENERVATION; EPINEPHRINE; LIGHTING; MALE; MELATONIN; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0032945510     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.1999.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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