Light-induced c-fos mRNA expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the retina of C3H/HeN mice

MI Masana, S Benloucif, ML Dubocovich - Molecular brain research, 1996 - Elsevier
Light-induced expression of c-fos mRNA was studied over a circadian period (∼ 24 h) in
C3H/HeN mice maintained in constant dark. This mouse strain expresses an rd mutation
(retinal degeneration) which does not affect light-induced phase shifts of circadian rhythms.
c-fos mRNA expression in the retina and the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) after a light
pulse (300 lux) was determined by in-situ hybridization autoradiography using a 35S-
labeled c-fos riboprobe. Light induced the expression of c-fos mRNA in retino-recipient …