Complex regional influence of photoperiod on the nycthemeral functioning of the dorsal and median raphé serotoninergic system in the Syrian hamster

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1790-1801

  Nexon, Laurent ^a   Poirel, Vincent J ^a   Clesse, Daniel ^a   Pévet, Paul ^a   Raison, Sylvie ^a  

^a Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg   (France)

Author keywords

5 HIAA; 5 HT; Photoperiod; Raph ; Rhythm; SCN; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTOPERIOD; RAPHE NUCLEI; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 70350780330     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06986.x     Document Type: Article

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