Circadian regulation of food-anticipatory activity in molecular clock-deficient mice.

In the mammalian brain, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the anterior hypothalamus is considered to be the principal circadian pacemaker, keeping the rhythm of most physiological and behavioral processes on the basis of light/dark cycles. Because restriction of food availability to a certain tim...

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Main Authors: Nana N Takasu, Gen Kurosawa, Isao T Tokuda, Atsushi Mochizuki, Takeshi Todo, Wataru Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492221?pdf=render