Neuronal input pathways to the brain's biological clock and their functional significance.
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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, the geniculo-hypothalamic tract and the midbrain raphe projection.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology
دوره 182 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006