Light and GABAA receptor activation alter Period mRNA levels in the SCN of diurnal Nile grass rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2843-2852

  Novak, Colleen M ^a   Ehlen, J Christopher ^b   Paul, Ketema N ^c,d   Fukuhara, Chiaki ^c,d   Albers, H Elliott ^b,d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Georgia State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicanthis niloticus; Circadian rhythm; Clock genes; In situ hybridization; Muscimol; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARVICANTHIS NILOTICUS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLOCK GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NILE GRASS RAT; NONHUMAN; PERIOD1 GENE; PERIOD2 GENE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RNA ANALYSIS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33751380766     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05166.x     Document Type: Article

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