The circadian clock in the brain: A structural and functional comparison between mammals and insects

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 601-613

  Helfrich Förster, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accessory medulla; Circadian rhythms; Clock genes; Neuropeptides; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MAMMAL; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; INSECTS; MAMMALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 7744234720     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0527-2     Document Type: Review

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