Daily rhythms of Fos expression in hypothalamic targets of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in diurnal and nocturnal rodents

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 300-306

  Nunez, Antonio A ^a   Bult, Abel ^b   McElhinny, Teresa L ^a   Smale, Laura ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Circadian; Diurnal; Fos; Nocturnal; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARVICANTHIS NILOTICUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033181130     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873099129000713     Document Type: Article

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