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1Department of Zoology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
Abstract:
The mammalian circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) generates 24-h rhythms in vitro. Here we show that the GABAB agonist baclofen resets the SCN pacemaker in vitro in a phase-dependent manner: advances were induced at zeitgeber time (ZT) 6, and delays were induced at ZT 22. Both effects were blocked the GABAB antagonist, 2-hydroxysaclofen, while the GABAA antagonist, bicuculline was ineffective. Thus, the SCN pacemaker is sensitive to resetting by GABAB stimulation.
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