Neuropeptide-mediated calcium signaling in the suprachiasmatic nucleus network

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1497-1506

  Irwin, Robert P ^a   Allen, Charles N ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Peptides; Retinohypothalamic tract; Vasoactive intestinal peptide; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CALCIUM ION; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NOCICEPTIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL POPULATION; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETINOHYPOTHALAMIC TRACT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGHT; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PITUITARY ADENYLATE CYCLASE-ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 78149262358     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07411.x     Document Type: Article

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