Evidence for Weakened Intercellular Coupling in the Mammalian Circadian Clock under Long Photoperiod.

For animals living in temperate latitudes, seasonal changes in day length are an important cue for adaptations of their physiology and behavior to the altered environmental conditions. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) is known as the central circadian clock in mammals, but may also play an importan...

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Main Authors: M Renate Buijink, Assaf Almog, Charlotte B Wit, Ori Roethler, Anneke H O Olde Engberink, Johanna H Meijer, Diego Garlaschelli, Jos H T Rohling, Stephan Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5179103?pdf=render