Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: The Master Circadian Pacemaker

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus:  The Master Circadian Pacemaker

We surprisingly discovered that the C1ql3 gene was expressed in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the brain structure that houses our circadian pacemaker (influences when we get sleepy at night versus when we wake in the morning). VIP marks SCN neurons and DAPI labels all cell nuclei.