Light induces c-fos and per1 expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of arrhythmic hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 5 58-5, 2005, Pages

  Barakat, Monique T ^a   O'Hara, Bruce F ^a   Cao, Vinh H ^a   Heller, H Craig ^a   Ruby, Norman F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian; Entrainment; Locomotor activity; Pacemaker; Siberian hamster

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PER1 GENE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; GENES, FOS; LIGHT; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHODOPUS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 27144436181     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00695.2004     Document Type: Article

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