Shortening of the photoperiod affects sleep distribution, EEG and cortical temperature in the Djungarian hamster

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 483-492

  Deboer, T ^a   Tobler, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Djungarian hamster; EEG; Photoperiod; Sleep deprivation; Sleep regulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; EQUIDAE; PHODOPUS; PHODOPUS SUNGORUS;

EID: 0030273710     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00192315     Document Type: Article

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