Zatz M, Herkenham M A
Brain Res. 1981 May 11;212(1):234-8. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(81)90059-7.
Intraventricular injections of carbachol, a cholinergic agonist, into free-running mice can cause phase dependent phase shifts, in both directions, in the circadian rhythm of wheel-running activity. These effects mimic the action of light in entraining the circadian pacemaker, and suggest that acetylcholine may play a role in photoentrainment.
向自由活动的小鼠脑室内注射胆碱能激动剂卡巴胆碱,可导致其昼夜节律的轮跑活动出现相位依赖性的相位变化,变化方向有两种。这些效应模拟了光对昼夜节律起搏器的调节作用,表明乙酰胆碱可能在光调节昼夜节律中发挥作用。