The retina-attached SCN slice preparation: An in vitro mammalian circadian visual system

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 400-410

  Wong, Kwoon Y ^a   Graham, Dustin M ^a   Berson, David M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain slice; Electrophysiology; Melanopsin; Mouse; Photoentrainment; Rat; Retina; SCN

Indexed keywords

MELANOPSIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISSECTION; LIGHT; MICE; OPSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VISION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; RATTUS;

EID: 34848877732     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730407305376     Document Type: Article

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