Neuronal Input Pathways to the Brain's Biological Clock and their Functional Significance
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006. |
| Series: | Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27789-7 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
- The endogenous rhythm of the SCN
- The SCN molecular clock
- Photic regulation of the circadian rhythm
- Retinal input - Neuroanatomy
- Neurotransmitters in the RHT
- Glutamate and PACAP
- Other neurotransmitters of the RHT
- RHT neurotransmitter receptors in the SCN.-Melanopsin - an irradiance detecting photopigment of the RHT
- Retinal input - Physiology
- Non-photic regulation of the circadian rhythms
- Midbrain raphe input - Neuroanatomy
- 5-HT and regulation of the circadian system
- The intergeniculate leaflet and the geniculohypothalamic tract - neuroanatomy
- Effects of NPY on circadian rhythm during subjective day
- NPY modulates light-induced phase shift during subjective night
- Summary.