Article
Cryptochrome-dependent circadian periods in the arcuate nucleus.
Neuroscience letters - 1 Jan 2016
Uchida Hitoshi, Nakamura Takahiro J, Takasu Nana N, Todo Takeshi, Sakai Takayoshi, Nakamura Wataru
Abstract excerpt
The circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus is responsible for controlling behavioral activity rhythms, such as a free running rhythm in constant darkness. Rodents have several circadian oscillators in other brain regions including the arcuate nucleus (ARC). In specific conditions such as food anticipatory activity rhythms in the context of timed restricted feeding, an...
Topics
- Animals
- Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus
- Circadian Rhythm
- Cryptochromes
- Genotype
- Male
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Motor Activity
- Period Circadian Proteins
- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
