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Correspondence of Visual Projections and Neuropeptide Y Distribution in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus of the Golden Hamster | Deborah I. Friedman, MD; J. Kslly Johnson, PhD; Rebecca Pifer; Jill Reidy; Edward G. Stopa, MD; H. Elliott Albers, MD; Helena I. Ryer, PhD | The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SON) in the anterior hypothalamus appears to be a circadian oscillator and is important for synchronizing circadian rhythms to the environmental light-dark cycle. The SON receives visual afferent projections from the retina via the retinohypothalmic tract (RHT), as well ... | 19920224_nanos_researchpres_06 |