Effects of melatonin on thermally classified anterior hypothalamic neurons in the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 40-49

  Fetsch, Christopher R ^a   Heideman, Paul D ^a   Griffin, John D ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Hypothalamus; Melatonin; Photoresponsiveness; Thermoregulation; Thermosensitivity

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 32344447199     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2005.12.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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