CONTROL OF THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IN SEROTONIN CONTENT OF THE RAT PINEAL GLAND
Author(s) -
Solomon H. Snyder,
M H Zweig,
Julius Axelrod,
Josef E. Fischer
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.53.2.301
Subject(s) - induced pluripotent stem cell , circadian rhythm , stem cell , serotonin , neuroscience , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , myocyte , electrophysiology , in vitro , computational biology , biochemistry , embryonic stem cell , receptor , gene
In this article, Axelrod and several members of his laboratory reported their findings on circadian rhythms and the results of a series of experiments on the pineal glands of rats. The researchers found that the circadian rhythm was synchronized by exposure to light, but otherwise operated independent of it. However, exposure to constant light, or blinding the rats altogether, significantly altered their circadian rhythms.
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