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ReviewASN neuro2016

Clock Genes in Glia Cells: A Rhythmic History.

Donají Chi-Castañeda, Arturo Ortega

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Review in ASN neuro, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Donají Chi-CastañedaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México Soluciones para un México Verde, S.A de C.V., Santa Fé Ciudad de México, México.
Arturo OrtegaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México arortega@cinvestav.mx.
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Circadian rhythms are periodic patterns in biological processes that allow the organisms to anticipate changes in the environment. These rhythms are driven by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the master circadian clock in vertebrates. At a molecular level, circadian rhythms are regulated by the so-called clock genes, which oscillate in a periodic manner. The protein products of clock genes are transcription factors that control their own and other genes' transcription, collectively known as "clock-controlled genes." Several brain regions other than the SCN express circadian rhythms of clock genes, including the amygdala, the olfactory bulb, the retina, and the cerebellum. Glia cells in these structures are expected to participate in rhythmicity. However, only certain types of glia cells may be called "glial clocks," since they express PER-based circadian oscillators, which depend of the SCN for their synchronization. This contribution summarizes the current information about clock genes in glia cells, their plausible role as oscillators and their medical implications.

Indexed as

circadian rhythmsclock genesglia cellsoscillatorsrhythmicitysuprachiasmatic nucleus

Identifiers

PMID27666286
PMCPMC5037500
OpenAlexW2523364980

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Registered trials

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