Neuroglial and synaptic rearrangements associated with photic entrainment of the circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2133-2142

  Girardet, Clémence ^a   Becquet, Denis ^a   Blanchard, Marie Pierre ^b   François Bellan, Anne Marie ^a   Bosler, Olivier ^a  

^a University of Mediterranée   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Neuroglial plasticity; Rhythm; Synapse remodelling; VIP neurons

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMIC ACID; SEROTONIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EFFERENT NERVE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 78650002517     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07520.x     Document Type: Article

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