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A diffusible coupling signal from the transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling circadian locomotor rhythms.
Nature - 29 Aug 1996
Silver R, LeSauter J, Tresco P A, Lehman M N
Abstract excerpt
The mammalian suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) transmit signals to the rest of the brain, organizing circadian rhythms throughout the body. Transplants of the SCN restore circadian activity rhythms to animals whose own SCN have been ablated. The nature of the coupling signal from the grafted SCN to the host brain is not known, although it has been presumed that functional recovery requires re-establishment of...
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