title: The suprachiasmatic nuclei and retinohypothalamic tract in the western spotted skunk.
abstract: The western spotted skunk has a well-developed retinohypothalamic tract projecting to the middle and caudal parts of the suprachiasmatic nuclei. The nuclei have a complex 3-dimensional shape and contain small neuronal somas.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012889:Mephitidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology