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Are the suprachiasmatic nuclei the location of the biological clock in mammals?

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Turek, F. Are the suprachiasmatic nuclei the location of the biological clock in mammals?. Nature 292, 289–290 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/292289a0

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