Disruption of masking by hypothalamic lesions in Syrian hamsters

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-30

  Li, Xiaodong ^a   Gilbert, Jenifer ^a   Davis, Fred C ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Melanopsin; Retinohypothalamicx; Subparaventricular; Suprachiasmatic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETINA; SENSORY NERVE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 13844276196     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0569-5     Document Type: Article

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