Anterior paraventricular thalamus modulates light-induced phase shifts in circadian rhythmicity in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 4 52-4, 2002, Pages

  Salazar Juárez, Alberto ^a   Escobar, Carolina ^b   Aguilar Roblero, Raúl ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Paraventricular thalamic nucleus lesions; Paraventricular thalamic nucleus stimulation; Phase advances; Photic entrainment; Suprachiasmatic nucleus modulation

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0036784559     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00259.2002     Document Type: Article

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