Cellular Interactions in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.

Abstract

During the period (1993-1997) of support from AFOSR, we completed many papers. Some of those listed below deal exclusively with the subject of the proposal, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and some deal indirectly with issues related to the circadian clock or transmitters found in the SCN. A substantial effort was invested in examining the two primary transmitters in the SCN, glutamate, which is excitatory, and GABA, which is inhibitory. These two are particularly important because the primary input from the retina that phase-shifts the clock is glutamate, and the primary transmitter made by SCN cells themselves is GABA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA330024

Entities

People

  • Anthony Van Den Pol

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amino Acids
  • Biological Sciences
  • Blood-Brain Barrier
  • Brain
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Glutamates
  • Hypothalamus
  • Neurology
  • Neurons
  • Neurophysiology
  • Neurosciences
  • Phase Shift
  • Physiology
  • Universities

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.