Early programming of astrocyte organization in the mouse suprachiasmatic nuclei by light

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1545-1558

  Canal, Maria Mercè ^a   Mohammed, Nimco Mose ^a   Rodríguez, José Julio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Development; GFAP; Light; Locomotor activity; Plasticity; Suprachiasmatic nuclei

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; ASTROCYTES; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; LIGHT; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHOTOPERIOD; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 73649088619     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420520903398542     Document Type: Article

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