Analysis of the Special Structure of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

摘要：

In mammals, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus is considered as the master circadian pacemaker. In this paper, we analyze the special structure of SCN from mathematical viewpoint in an analytical way. We show how the special structure of the SCN is exploited in synchronization in an analytical way, i.e., why the ventrolateral (VL) part has fewer but compactly connected neurons, while dorsomedial (DM) part has more but sparsely connected neurons.

关键词： Circadian rhythm Suprachiasmatic nucleus Synchronizability.

作者: Ying Li Jian-Bao Zhang

作者单位: College of Information Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201303, China School of Science, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Second International Symposium(OSB08)(第二届国际优化及系统生物学学术会议)

会议地点: 云南丽江

会议语种:英文

页码: 68-73

在线出版日期: 2008-10-31（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）