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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 30.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Rev Genet. 2008 Oct;9(10):764–775. doi: 10.1038/nrg2430

Figure 3. Central and peripheral oscillators.

Figure 3

The expression of the core circadian clock genes is ubiquitous and reflects the presence of circadian oscillators in virtually every tissue and cell in the body. The SCN expresses robust oscillations of PER2::Luciferase activity when isolated in explant culture ex vivo, as do virtually every tissue in the mouse, such as the lung and the liver. Data from 71.