Phase-shifting effects of a serotonin agonist in tau mutant hamsters.

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(96)00596-3

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Phase-shifting effects of a serotonin agonist in tau mutant hamsters.

Brain research - 19 Aug 1996

Colecchia E F, Penev P D, Zee P C, Turek F W

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Previous studies indicate that the advance region of the tau mutant hamster's phase-response curve (PRC) to non-photic stimuli, such as NPY and wheel pulses, is characterized by earlier timing and increased amplitude in comparison with that of wild-type animals. Since, recent evidence suggests th...

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8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin
Animals
Circadian Rhythm
Cricetinae
Darkness
Homozygote
Male
Mesocricetus
Mutation
Phenotype
Reference Values
Serotonin Receptor Agonists
tau Proteins

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