Cardiovascular control by the suprachiasmatic nucleus: Neural and neuroendocrine mechanisms in human and rat

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 384, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 697-709

  Scheer, Frank A J L ^a   Kalsbeek, Andries ^a   Buijs, Ruud M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomous nervous system; Biological clock; Circadian; Hormones; Light

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MELATONIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MAMMAL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NIGHT; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RATS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038547086     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2003.078     Document Type: Review

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