Light-induced phase response curves of the circadian activity rhythm in individual field mice, Mus booduga

Chronobiology International

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 401-409

  Sharma, Vijay Kumar ^a,b  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Circadian locomotor rhythm; Daylight; Mice; Phase shift; Single animal PRCs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUS BOODUGA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LIGHT; MALE; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHOTOPERIOD;

EID: 0030345939     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529609020911     Document Type: Article

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