Affiliation:
1. Medical Scientist Training Program, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Abstract
Circadian rhythms coordinate cyclical behavioral and physiological changes in most organisms. In humans, this biological clock is located within the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus and consists of a heterogeneous neuron population characterized by their enriched expression of various neuropeptides. As highlighted here, Fan et al. ( J Neurosci 35: 1905–1029, 2015) developed an elegant experimental system to investigate the synaptic properties of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-expressing neurons between day and night, and further delineate their broader architecture and function within the SCN.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Physiology,General Neuroscience
Cited by
4 articles.
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