Neuronal Input Pathways to the Brain's Biological Clock and their Functional Significance

Circadian rhythms are entrained daily by environmental photic and non-photic cues. The present review describes the anatomy and functional characteristics of the three major input pathways to the circadian clock mediating entrainment, the retino-hypothalamic tract (RHT), the geniculo-hypothalamic tr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hannibal, Jens (Autor), Fahrenkrug, J. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, 182
Temas:
Medicine > Research.
Biology > Research.
Biomedical Research.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
  • The endogenous rhythm of the SCN
  • The SCN molecular clock
  • Photic regulation of the circadian rhythm
  • Retinal input - Neuroanatomy
  • Neurotransmitters in the RHT
  • Glutamate and PACAP
  • Other neurotransmitters of the RHT
  • RHT neurotransmitter receptors in the SCN.-Melanopsin - an irradiance detecting photopigment of the RHT
  • Retinal input - Physiology
  • Non-photic regulation of the circadian rhythms
  • Midbrain raphe input - Neuroanatomy
  • 5-HT and regulation of the circadian system
  • The intergeniculate leaflet and the geniculohypothalamic tract - neuroanatomy
  • Effects of NPY on circadian rhythm during subjective day
  • NPY modulates light-induced phase shift during subjective night
  • Summary.

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