The Role of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in Cardiac Autonomic Control during Sleep.

BACKGROUND:The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) may play an important role in central autonomic control, since its projections connect to (para)sympathetic relay stations in the brainstem and spinal cord. The cardiac autonomic modifications during nighttime may therefore not only result from direct eff...

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Main Authors: S D Joustra, R H Reijntjes, A M Pereira, G J Lammers, N R Biermasz, R D Thijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4807027?pdf=render