Clonidine shortens circadian period in both constant light and constant darkness

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 373-379

  Rosenwasser, Alan M ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Circadian rhythms; Clonidine; Rats

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EVOKED RESPONSE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030221075     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(96)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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