The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and Intergeniculate Leaflet ofArvicanthis niloticus, A Diurnal Murid Rodent from East Africa

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 403, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 190-208

  Smale, Laura ^a   Boverhof, Josh ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Diurnal; Immunohistochemistry; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Retinohypothalamic tract

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODIES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KENYA; MALE; MURIDAE; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033545165     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19990111)403:2<190::aid-cne4>3.0.co;2-k     Document Type: Article

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