Tau response curves can explain entrainment of rat circadian rhythm to saw-tooth light intensity cycles

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL., 1997, Pages 25-38

  Usui, Setsuo ^a   Takahashi, Yasuro ^a   Okazaki, Terue ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Entrainment; Free running period; Light intensity cycle; Phase response curve; Relative coordination; Tau response curve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PREDICTION; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAINING; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030769747     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/brhm.28.3.5.25.13123     Document Type: Article

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