Circadian rhythms: a tale of two nuclei.
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.
Schwartz
William J
WJ
Department of Neurology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. william.schwartz@umassmed.edu
D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D017440:Photoperiod; D051381:Rats; D012895:Sleep, REM; D013493:Suprachiasmatic Nucleus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D009626:Terminology as Topic