Tetrodotoxin administration in the suprachiasmatic nucleus prevents NMDA-induced reductions in pineal melatonin without influencing Per1 and Per2 mRNA levels

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2808-2814

  Paul, Ketema N ^a,b,d   Gamble, Karen L ^a,b   Fukuhara, Chiaki ^a,c   Novak, Colleen M ^a,b   Tosini, Gianluca ^a,c   Albers, H Elliott ^a,b  

^a Center for Behavioral Neuroscience   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Circadian; Entrainment; Syrian hamster

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SODIUM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HYPOTHESIS; INHIBITION KINETICS; INJECTION; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CRICETINAE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHTING; MALE; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PINEAL GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TETRODOTOXIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 2942566410     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2004.03387.x     Document Type: Article

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