Architecture of the suprachiasmatic nuclei in BALB/c and C57BL/6 inbred mouse strains.
Quantitative values representing the length, girth, volume, shape, and cell counts of the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) were measured in BALB/cByJ and C57BL/6J inbred mouse strains, which exhibit a large interstrain difference in the free-running period of their circadian locomotor rhythms. There were no differences in the gross architectural features of the SCN in these two strains.
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Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655.
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Schwartz
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D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009043:Motor Activity; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology