Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus: Circadian changes and their seasonal dependence

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-237

  Gerics, Balázs ^a   Szalay, Ferenc ^a   Hajós, Ferenc ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biological clock; GFAP; Rat

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; WINTER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746624265     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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