GABA Synchronizes Clock Cells within the Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock
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GABA Synchronizes Clock Cells within the Suprachiasmatic Circadian Clock
The master clock in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) is composed of multiple, single-cell circadian clocks. We test the postulate that these individual "clock cells" can be synchronized to each other by the inhibitory transmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). For these experiments, we monitored the firing rate rhythm of individual clock cells on fixed multielectrode plates in culture and test...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuron
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0896-6273
DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80876-4