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A new slice on an old problem

Jagota and colleagues show that sectioning the suprachiasmatic nucleus in a different orientation than usual reveals two peaks of circadian activity, consistent with behavioral rhythms in vivo.

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Figure 1: Two views of the hamster SCN.

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Dunlap, J. A new slice on an old problem. Nat Neurosci 3, 305–306 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/73853

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