Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 20, 2026

In Vivo Monitoring of Circadian Clock Gene Expression in the Mouse Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Using Fluorescence Reporters
Published on: July 4, 2018
Ultraviolet regulation of neuroendocrine and circadian physiology in rodents
G C Brainard1, F M Barker, R J Hoffman
1Department of Neurology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Abstract:
UV wavelengths can regulate neuroendocrine and circadian responses in some rodent species. Appropriately timed UV exposures can block the short photoperiod-induced collapse of the reproductive system, cause a rapid suppression of nocturnal melatonin synthesis, regulate melatonin rhythms and phase shift wheel running rhythms. These biological effects of UV are not dependent on the Harderian gland or melanin in the eye, but appear to be related to the degree of transmission through the ocular lens. Such results are consistent with the hypothesis that elements in the retina can transduce UV stimuli for circadian and neuroendocrine regulation.
Related Concept Videos
Neural Regulation
Circadian Rhythms and Gene Regulation
Circadian Rhythms and Gene Regulation

