Un modelo de bicicleta conservado para el control del reloj circadiano de la excitabilidad de la membrana

Matthieu Flourakis1, Elzbieta Kula-Eversole1, Alan L Hutchison2

  • 1Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.

Cell
|August 16, 2015
PubMed
Resumen

Los ciclos diarios de sueño y vigilia están controlados por dos corrientes eléctricas cronometradas en las neuronas del reloj. Estas corrientes, que involucran canales de iones de sodio y potasio, se conservan en todas las especies, revelando un antiguo mecanismo para regular los ritmos circadianos.

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