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Effects of Nocturnal Light on (Clock) Gene Expression in Peripheral Organs: A Role for the Autonomic Innervation of the Liver

BACKGROUND: The biological clock, located in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), controls the daily rhythms in physiology and behavior. Early studies demonstrated that light exposure not only affects the phase of the SCN but also the functional activity of peripheral organs. More recentl...

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Autores principales: Cailotto, Cathy, Lei, Jun, van der Vliet, Jan, van Heijningen, Caroline, van Eden, Corbert G., Kalsbeek, Andries, Pévet, Paul, Buijs, Ruud M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2682563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19478857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005650