Coherency of circadian rhythms in the SCN is governed by the interplay of two coupling factors.

Circadian clocks are autonomous oscillators driving daily rhythms in physiology and behavior. In mammals, a network of coupled neurons in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is entrained to environmental light-dark cycles and orchestrates the timing of peripheral organs. In each neuron, transcriptiona...

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Main Authors: Isao T Tokuda, Daisuke Ono, Sato Honma, Ken-Ichi Honma, Hanspeter Herzel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006607