Responses of cells in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus in vivo to stimulation of afferent pathways are different at different times of the light/dark cycle

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 895-903

  Saeb Parsy, K ^a   Dyball, R E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Changed responses; Light dark cycle; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL FUNCTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HISTOGRAM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; TIME;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NEURONS; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTOPERIOD; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0041921050     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.01078.x     Document Type: Article

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