Circadian rhythms of the specific appetites in rats centrally infused with serotonin

Rats are nocturnal animals, their ingestive behaviours show circadian rhythms and the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus are the primary pacemaker of these rhythms. Serotonin (5-HT) is one of the most abundant neurotransmitter in the SCN and it is involved in the regulation of ingestiv...

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Main Author: Wong, Chi Yan.
Other Authors: Thibault, Louise (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1995
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22829