Masking by light in hamsters with SCN lesions

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-448

  Redlin, U ^a   Mrosovsky, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circadian; Light; Locomotor activity; Masking; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HAMSTER; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033112311     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050343     Document Type: Article

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