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Suprachiasmatic region of the human hypothalamus: homolog to the primate circadian pacemaker?

Authors :
Lydic R
Schoene WC
Czeisler CA
Moore-Ede MC
Source :
Sleep [Sleep] 1980; Vol. 2 (3), pp. 355-61.
Publication Year :
1980

Abstract

The suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) of the hypothalamus in mammals, including nonhuman primates, contain a key pacemaker of the circadian timing system. Examination of the histology of the anterior hypothalamus in human fetal, child, and adult brains indicates that there is a cluster of neurons which may be homologous to SCN. These neurons are more diffusely organized and laterally placed in human brains than is the SCN of nonhuman primates.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0161-8105
Volume :
2
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Sleep
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
6773133
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/2.3.355