In: Chromosoma, 2004, vol. 113, no. 3, p. 103-112
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In: Annual Review of Physiology, 2010, vol. 72, p. 517-549
Most physiology and behavior of mammalian organisms follow daily oscillations. These rhythmic processes are governed by environmental cues (e.g., fluctuations in light intensity and temperature), an internal circadian timing system, and the interaction between this timekeeping system and environmental signals. In mammals, the circadian timekeeping system has a complex architecture, composed of a...
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In: Nature Genetics, 2006, vol. 38, p. 369-374
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In: PLoS Biology, 2005, vol. 3(10), p. e338
Mammalian circadian behavior is governed by a central clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain hypothalamus, and its intrinsic period length is believed to affect the phase of daily activities. Measurement of this period length, normally accomplished by prolonged subject observation, is difficult and costly in humans. Because a circadian clock similar to that of the suprachiasmatic...
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