Browsing by Subject "circadian"
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(2008-03-13)Department: Biological SciencesDopamine plays key roles in many basic functions in the central nervous system. In order to study developmental and functional roles of dopaminergic cells in the zebrafish, we have examined a transgenic line of zebrafish ...
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(2015-03-17)Department: NeuroscienceUnderstanding the relationship between gene networks, neurons, and circuits that determine behavior is a fundamental problem in neuroscience. The brain’s biological clock – the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) – is an excellent ...
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(JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 2019-06-21)Mouse studies linking adropin, a peptide hormone encoded by the energy homeostasis-associated (ENHO) gene, to biological clocks and to glucose and lipid metabolism suggest a potential therapeutic target for managing diseases ...
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(2020-02-17)Department: Biological SciencesCircadian misalignment has been implicated in obesity prevalence among shift workers. It is thought these effects are in part due to the misalignment of meals in relation to the circadian clock. Meal timing is a known ...
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(2009-04-22)Department: NeuroscienceMammalian circadian rhythms are orchestrated by the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus. The SCN are composed of circadian clock neurons but the mechanisms by which these neuronal oscillators encode circadian ...
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(2023-01-04)The study of circadian rhythms in bacteria was transformed by studies of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus. However, in a number of respects S. elongatus is atypical, and while those unusual characteristics were ...