Article
Behavioural and cellular responses to light of the circadian system of tau mutant and wild-type Syrian hamsters.
Neuroscience - 1 Mar 1995
Grosse J, Loudon A S, Hastings M H
Abstract excerpt
The tau mutation shortens the free-running circadian period of the activity rhythm of the Syrian hamster from around 24 h in the wild-type, to 20 h in the homozygous mutant. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of light pulses on the activity rhythms and expression of c-fos in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of wild-type and mutant hamsters. This would make it possible to determine the relative durations...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Circadian Rhythm
- Cricetinae
- Gene Expression
- Genes, fos
- Immunohistochemistry
- Mesocricetus
- Motor Activity
- Mutation
- Photic Stimulation
- Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
