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suprachiasmatic nucleus

Function: - involved in circadian rhythms - regulates melatonin secretion - melatonin secretion is inhibited as a result of response to light - serotonin inhibits response of the suprachiasmatic nucleus to light Structure: * image [1] Pathology: - sleep deprivation increases serotonin release in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Related

prokineticin-2 (PK2, protein Bv8 homolog, PROK2, BV8)

General

CNS nucleus

References

  1. lumen Anatomy & Physiology. Module 12. The Nervous System Sleep and Dreaming https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-ap1/chapter/sleep-and-dreaming

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hypothalamus anterior