Rapid phase resetting of a mammalian circadian rhythm by brief light pulses

Chronobiology International

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 537-548

  Sharma, Vijay Kumar ^a,b   Chandrashekaran, Maroli K ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

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

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Light pulses; Phase response curve; Rapid phase resettings

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR;

EID: 0030731011     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529709001445     Document Type: Article

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