Circadian organization and the role of the pineal in birds

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-62

  Underwood, Herbert ^a   Steele, Christopher T ^a   Zivkovic, Bora ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian; Extraretinal photoreception; Melatonin; Ocular pacemaker; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CLOCKS; HORMONES; PACEMAKERS;

AVIAN; CIRCADIAN CLOCK; CIRCADIAN ORGANIZATION; CIRCADIAN SYSTEM; CONSTANT CONDITIONS; DAILY RHYTHM; EXTRARETINAL PHOTORECEPTION; MELATONIN; OCULAR PACEMAKER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

BIRDS;

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EYE; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0035313087     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1068     Document Type: Review

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