Transduction of light in the suprachiasmatic nucleus: Evidence for two different neurochemical cascades regulating the levels of Per1 mRNA and pineal melatonin

Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 137-144

  Paul, K N ^a   Fukuhara, C ^b   Tosini, G ^b   Albers, H E ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Entrainment; Excitatory amino acid; Pineal gland

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR AGONIST; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0038325530     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(03)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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