cGMP-phosphodiesterase inhibition enhances photic responses and synchronization of the biological circadian clock in rodents.

The master circadian clock in mammals is located in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) and is synchronized by several environmental stimuli, mainly the light-dark (LD) cycle. Light pulses in the late subjective night induce phase advances in locomotor circadian rhythms and the expression...

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Main Authors: Santiago A Plano, Patricia V Agostino, Horacio O de la Iglesia, Diego A Golombek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3349644?pdf=render