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In vivo monitoring of circadian timing in freely moving mice.
Current biology : CB - 11 Mar 2008
Nakamura Wataru, Yamazaki Shin, Nakamura Takahiro J, Shirakawa Tetsuo, Block Gene D, Takumi Toru
Abstract excerpt
In mammals, the principal circadian pacemaker driving daily physiology and behavioral rhythms is located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) in the anterior hypothalamus. The neural output of SCN is essential for the circadian regulation of behavioral activity. Although remarkable progress has been made in revealing the molecular basis of circadian rhythm generation within the SCN, the output pathways by which...
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