The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of the Dromedary Camel (Camelus dromedarius): Cytoarchitecture and Neurochemical Anatomy

• Main Authors: Khalid El Allali (Author), Mohamed R. Achaâban (Author), Mohammed Piro (Author), Mohammed Ouassat (Author), Etienne Challet (Author), Mohammed Errami (Author), Nouria Lakhdar-Ghazal (Author), André Calas (Author), Paul Pévet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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In mammals, biological rhythms are driven by a master circadian clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. Recently, we have demonstrated that in the camel, the daily cycle of environmental temperature is able to entrain the master clock. This raises several questions ab...