Circadian rhythms: a tale of two nuclei

William J Schwartz

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.044

Circadian rhythms: a tale of two nuclei

Curr Biol. 2009 Jun 9;19(11):R460-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.044.

Author

William J Schwartz¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. william.schwartz@umassmed.edu

PMID: 19515356
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.044

Abstract

Uncoupling the oscillators in the dorsal and ventral subdivisions of the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus reveals which one of them regulates the circadian rhythm of rapid eye movement sleep.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Circadian Rhythm*
Photoperiod
Rats
Sleep, REM
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / anatomy & histology
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / physiology*
Terminology as Topic